diff --git a/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.SlackBuild b/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.SlackBuild
index 9ed6680edf..29a0a75b69 100644
--- a/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=deadbeef
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.7.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.info b/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.info
index 1150026bad..192ebfe25f 100644
--- a/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.info
+++ b/audio/deadbeef/deadbeef.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="deadbeef"
-VERSION="0.7.2"
+VERSION="1.8.1"
 HOMEPAGE="http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/deadbeef/deadbeef-0.7.2.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="f8f5353e7c201fce316f8b082ab408bb"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/deadbeef/deadbeef-1.8.1.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="9c087836aa67b7bc7a873e312b04ce24"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="jansson"