diff --git a/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.SlackBuild b/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.SlackBuild
index ab56f2caed..8675dbf31b 100644
--- a/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.SlackBuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Slackware build script for python-twisted
 
 # Copyright 2009-2011 Marco Bonetti <sid77@slackware.it>
-# Copyright 2012-2017 Markus Reichelt, Aachen, DE
+# Copyright 2012-2018 Markus Reichelt, Aachen, DE
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=python-twisted
 SRCNAM=Twisted
-VERSION=${VERSION:-17.5.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-17.9.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.info b/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.info
index 16689ba47b..fe993350b8 100644
--- a/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.info
+++ b/python/python-twisted/python-twisted.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python-twisted"
-VERSION="17.5.0"
+VERSION="17.9.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://twistedmatrix.com/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/T/Twisted/Twisted-17.5.0.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="cd5c287802dcbaf7be15cf937c922b71"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a2/37/298f9547606c45d75aa9792369302cc63aa4bbcf7b5f607560180dd099d2/Twisted-17.9.0.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="6dbedb918f0c7288a4c670f59393ecf8"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="zope.interface constantly incremental Automat hyperlink"