diff --git a/desktop/doctest/doctest.SlackBuild b/desktop/doctest/doctest.SlackBuild
index 0d87978f62..a062148faf 100644
--- a/desktop/doctest/doctest.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/doctest/doctest.SlackBuild
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Slackware build script for date
+# Slackware build script for doctest
 
-# Copyright 2022 Damian Perticone Berisso, Argentina
+# Copyright 2022 Damian Perticone, Berisso, Argentina
 # All rights reserved.
-# thanks for the cmake hint OXBG!
+
 
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
 # permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=doctest
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.4.8}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.4.9}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/desktop/doctest/doctest.info b/desktop/doctest/doctest.info
index 75d32ac2f8..9393234cd7 100644
--- a/desktop/doctest/doctest.info
+++ b/desktop/doctest/doctest.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="doctest"
-VERSION="2.4.8"
+VERSION="2.4.9"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/doctest/doctest"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/doctest/doctest/archive/v2.4.8/doctest-2.4.8.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="974531f4efdee727f54e9ebaf3c5990b"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/doctest/doctest/archive/v2.4.9/doctest-2.4.9.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="a7948b5ec1f69de6f84c7d7487aaf79b"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""