diff --git a/audio/carla/README b/audio/carla/README
index b1f90de1da..b1cbe085dc 100644
--- a/audio/carla/README
+++ b/audio/carla/README
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ OSC, Rack and Patchbay.
 Carla is a plugins host for VST, LADSPA, DSSI, LV2. A replacement for
 dssi-vst.
 
-Optional dependencies: linuxsampler, projectM
+pyliblo is needed for user accessible carla-control
+
+Optional dependencies: linuxsampler, projectM, pyliblo
diff --git a/audio/carla/carla.SlackBuild b/audio/carla/carla.SlackBuild
index a732a965bd..a764768409 100644
--- a/audio/carla/carla.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/carla/carla.SlackBuild
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Slackware build script for <carla>
 #
-# Michales (clavisound) Michaloudes korgie@gmail.com <2018-2021>
+# Michales (clavisound) Michaloudes korgie@gmail.com <2018-2022>
 
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=carla
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.4.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.5.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/audio/carla/carla.info b/audio/carla/carla.info
index 913267e618..2a8f1165ff 100644
--- a/audio/carla/carla.info
+++ b/audio/carla/carla.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="carla"
-VERSION="2.4.1"
+VERSION="2.5.2"
 HOMEPAGE="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/falkTX/Carla/archive/v2.4.1/Carla-2.4.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="c7d9daae2ca3d7d2b58aaeb63dc385fe"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/falkTX/Carla/archive/v2.5.2/Carla-2.5.2.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="1e7983f56d690968f141c2efd2d73c4d"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="jack liblo"