diff --git a/development/alex/alex.SlackBuild b/development/alex/alex.SlackBuild
index 427ffbec79..a9a1773e9f 100644
--- a/development/alex/alex.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/alex/alex.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=alex
-VERSION=${VERSION:-3.1.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-3.1.7}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | gr
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a ANNOUNCE LICENSE README TODO $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a \
+  CHANGELOG.md LICENSE README TODO \
+  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/development/alex/alex.info b/development/alex/alex.info
index 5ec6c4dd40..f332bd8758 100644
--- a/development/alex/alex.info
+++ b/development/alex/alex.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="alex"
-VERSION="3.1.3"
+VERSION="3.1.7"
 HOMEPAGE="http://haskell.org/alex/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/alex/3.1.3/alex-3.1.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="525e570cb0e84fd856f9c53605ec9e98"
+DOWNLOAD="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/alex-3.1.7/alex-3.1.7.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="cc020557895fa357f0edd5b93b3f7bd7"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="haskell-QuickCheck"
+REQUIRES="ghc haskell-QuickCheck"
 MAINTAINER="Mikko Värri"
 EMAIL="vmj@linuxbox.fi"