diff --git a/network/weechat/weechat.SlackBuild b/network/weechat/weechat.SlackBuild
index e9f93f3289..47b39c1d59 100644
--- a/network/weechat/weechat.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/weechat/weechat.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Originally written by hollywoodb (hollywoodb@fastmail.fm)
 # Maintained 2011-2016 by sero (firebird209 at gmail dot com)
-# Maintained 2017-2019 by Benjamin Trigona-Harany <slackbuilds@jaxartes.net>
+# Maintained 2017-2020 by Benjamin Trigona-Harany <slackbuilds@jaxartes.net>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=weechat
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.7}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.7.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/weechat/weechat.info b/network/weechat/weechat.info
index c11f8c3e8c..2dbf30b7cb 100644
--- a/network/weechat/weechat.info
+++ b/network/weechat/weechat.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="weechat"
-VERSION="2.7"
+VERSION="2.7.1"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.weechat.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://weechat.org/files/src/weechat-2.7.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="b97c09bdd637c0527f8e27be459956c5"
+DOWNLOAD="http://weechat.org/files/src/weechat-2.7.1.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="5d187f3b21bf06c1cc0b59d667dcf9a0"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3"