diff --git a/python/python-future/python-future.SlackBuild b/python/python-future/python-future.SlackBuild
index d80fa55c0c..168922493b 100644
--- a/python/python-future/python-future.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python-future/python-future.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=python-future
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.12.3}
+SRCNAM=$(echo $PRGNAM | cut -c8-13)
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.14.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ set -e
 rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
-rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz || tar xvf $CWD/v$VERSION.tar.gz
-cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+rm -rf $SRCNAM-$VERSION
+tar xvf $CWD/$SRCNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+cd $SRCNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
diff --git a/python/python-future/python-future.info b/python/python-future/python-future.info
index 399685edb6..c21581554b 100644
--- a/python/python-future/python-future.info
+++ b/python/python-future/python-future.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python-future"
-VERSION="0.12.3"
+VERSION="0.14.1"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/archive/v0.12.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="13a1b023d73a0ce130c92d0d6f7fdbc9"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/f/future/future-0.14.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="993eccc219723e88f232038596c955ce"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""