diff --git a/development/dpkg/README b/development/dpkg/README
index 8288a835f5..283a9af954 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/README
+++ b/development/dpkg/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dpkg (Debian package management system)
 
-This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
+This package  provides  the development tools  (including dpkg-source)
 required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
 
-It can also be used to install debian packages on your system with
+It can also be used to install  debian packages  on your system  with
 possible DISASTROUS effects. Do not do it.
diff --git a/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild b/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
index e0233a46ec..7a5a6ee4b4 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/dpkg/dpkg.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=dpkg
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.18.22}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.18.23}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/development/dpkg/dpkg.info b/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
index 801a517942..a6438871f1 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
+++ b/development/dpkg/dpkg.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="dpkg"
-VERSION="1.18.22"
+VERSION="1.18.23"
 HOMEPAGE="http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg"
-DOWNLOAD="http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20170204T153245Z/pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.18.22.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="1f32e3e272310df3def050eae6d6cd9f"
+DOWNLOAD="http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20170310T152538Z/pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.18.23.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="2195338c1792b0678575309a099d2da8"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/development/dpkg/slack-desc b/development/dpkg/slack-desc
index b2194ffa00..4b465cf83a 100644
--- a/development/dpkg/slack-desc
+++ b/development/dpkg/slack-desc
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dpkg: dpkg (Debian package management system)
 dpkg:
-dpkg: This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
+dpkg: This package  provides  the development tools  (including dpkg-source)
 dpkg: required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
 dpkg:
-dpkg: It can also be used to install debian packages on your system with
+dpkg: It can also be used to install  debian packages  on your system  with
 dpkg: possible DISASTROUS effects. Do not do it.
 dpkg:
 dpkg: Home page: http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg