diff --git a/network/hostapd/hostapd.SlackBuild b/network/hostapd/hostapd.SlackBuild
index 86ec88e9e2..f72a8ae05d 100644
--- a/network/hostapd/hostapd.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/hostapd/hostapd.SlackBuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Slackware build script for hostapd
 
 # Copyright 2008-2013  Murat D. Kadirov <banderols@gmail.com>
-# Copyright 2014-2015  LukenShiro, Italy
+# Copyright 2014-2016  LukenShiro, Italy
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Fixed doinst.sh by Mario Preksavec <mario@slackware.hr>
 
 PRGNAM=hostapd
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.5}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.6}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/hostapd/hostapd.info b/network/hostapd/hostapd.info
index f874ad363d..84275219a1 100644
--- a/network/hostapd/hostapd.info
+++ b/network/hostapd/hostapd.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="hostapd"
-VERSION="2.5"
+VERSION="2.6"
 HOMEPAGE="http://w1.fi/hostapd/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://w1.fi/releases/hostapd-2.5.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="69f9cec3f76d74f402864a43e4f8624f"
+DOWNLOAD="http://w1.fi/releases/hostapd-2.6.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="eaa56dce9bd8f1d195eb62596eab34c7"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""