diff --git a/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.SlackBuild b/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.SlackBuild
index 089093d3e3..edfee5f4f0 100644
--- a/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for CGAL5
 
-# Copyright 2023 Giancarlo Dessi, Cagliari, IT
+# Copyright 2023-2024 Giancarlo Dessi, Cagliari, IT
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=CGAL5
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.6}	
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.6.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
-TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}		
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 SRCNAM=cgal
 
diff --git a/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.info b/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.info
index f4c87597da..ce30439f9c 100644
--- a/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.info
+++ b/libraries/CGAL5/CGAL5.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="CGAL5"
-VERSION="5.6"
+VERSION="5.6.1"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.cgal.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/archive/v5.6/cgal-5.6.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="f55aef6e75331106dc1e4afb4bae8b10"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/archive/v5.6.1/cgal-5.6.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="c1a41186faeeaf412b3a6fd993921606"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""