diff --git a/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild b/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
index a1ed16ef54..f25007ce92 100644
--- a/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
+++ b/graphics/blender/blender.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # Thanks to Giorgio Peron <giorgio.peron@gmail.com> for some build tips
 
 PRGNAM=blender
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.73}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.73a}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/graphics/blender/blender.info b/graphics/blender/blender.info
index d6b86d1d89..9aa44a449d 100644
--- a/graphics/blender/blender.info
+++ b/graphics/blender/blender.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="blender"
-VERSION="2.73"
+VERSION="2.73a"
 HOMEPAGE="http://blender.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release/Blender2.73/blender-2.73-linux-glibc211-i686.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="c5eba8275917258da717c0dfdfd9b0ce"
-DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release/Blender2.73/blender-2.73-linux-glibc211-x86_64.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM_x86_64="b60416f326b5e08c123591540053231e"
+DOWNLOAD="http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release/Blender2.73/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-i686.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="874cd56d449df75be0f72429f20853f7"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64="http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release/Blender2.73/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM_x86_64="83ba15c677d8c8f044b9637c136bca37"
 REQUIRES=""
 MAINTAINER="Ryan P.C. McQuen"
 EMAIL="ryan.q@linux.com"