diff --git a/network/spice/README b/network/spice/README
index a415e09d75..c360f58e1e 100644
--- a/network/spice/README
+++ b/network/spice/README
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ local machine, while trying to offload most of the intensive CPU and
 GPU tasks to the client. Spice is suitable for both LAN and WAN usage,
 without compromising on the user experience.
 
-libcacard is an optional dependency.
+CIRCULAR DEPENDENCY WARNING: as libcacard is now included in qemu,
+if you want smartcard support in spice you should build the optional
+dependency qemu first then build this with it installed.
diff --git a/network/spice/spice.SlackBuild b/network/spice/spice.SlackBuild
index e8a347f970..224bcb7c03 100644
--- a/network/spice/spice.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/spice/spice.SlackBuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Slackware build script for spice
-# Copyright 2013 Matteo Bernardini <ponce@slackbuilds.org>, Pisa, Italy
+# Copyright 2013,2014 Matteo Bernardini <ponce@slackbuilds.org>, Pisa, Italy
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=spice
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.12.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.12.5}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/spice/spice.info b/network/spice/spice.info
index 628cd54aaa..119d6fd84f 100644
--- a/network/spice/spice.info
+++ b/network/spice/spice.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="spice"
-VERSION="0.12.4"
+VERSION="0.12.5"
 HOMEPAGE="http://spice-space.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://spice-space.org/download/releases/spice-0.12.4.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="325b1c42ce24e75de45a75876b73a8bd"
+DOWNLOAD="http://spice-space.org/download/releases/spice-0.12.5.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="1256286214fe402703c0a01bd3a85319"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="celt051 pyparsing spice-protocol"