diff --git a/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.SlackBuild b/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.SlackBuild
index c5adc6e1e1..8edf8d8256 100644
--- a/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=lighttpd
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.38}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.40}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.info b/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.info
index 6475b9fcae..e32cec43e2 100644
--- a/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.info
+++ b/network/lighttpd/lighttpd.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="lighttpd"
-VERSION="1.4.38"
+VERSION="1.4.40"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.lighttpd.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/releases-1.4.x/lighttpd-1.4.38.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="7adc12323f37ed24ecf026c7547b577d"
+DOWNLOAD="http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/releases-1.4.x/lighttpd-1.4.40.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="89e0da2b6b8a2c4592d549ff10094068"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""