diff --git a/development/atom/README b/development/atom/README
index d1c27808c0..b65b016b6b 100644
--- a/development/atom/README
+++ b/development/atom/README
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ To build Atom is necessary to download about 500MB of data,
 which are temporarily stored in ~/.atom, which can be
 deleted after building.
 
-By default, you should use Node.js to build Atom, but
-you can build it with io.js, that provides some
-performance improvements. Both, node and iojs, are available
-from SlackBuilds.org.
-
 Optional building features:
 * Disable compiling metrics module for Google Analytics
   for poeple who love your privacy
diff --git a/development/atom/atom.SlackBuild b/development/atom/atom.SlackBuild
index b8b6858775..a064b2db8f 100644
--- a/development/atom/atom.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/atom/atom.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=atom
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.2.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.2.3}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mv $PKG/usr/bin/apm $PKG/usr/bin/atom-apm
 # move and configure icons and .desktop file
 (
   cd resources/app-icons/stable/png
-  for IMG in $(ls)
+  for IMG in *.png
   do
     DIR_NAME=${IMG%.*}x${IMG%.*}
     install -D $IMG $PKG/usr/share/icons/hicolor/$DIR_NAME/apps/$PRGNAM.png
diff --git a/development/atom/atom.info b/development/atom/atom.info
index 4b189e9a84..ee4faf2e1b 100644
--- a/development/atom/atom.info
+++ b/development/atom/atom.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="atom"
-VERSION="1.2.1"
+VERSION="1.2.3"
 HOMEPAGE="https://atom.io/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://codeload.github.com/atom/atom/tar.gz/v1.2.1"
-MD5SUM="2b379b701e9554dfe1f3eb1455d2a441"
+DOWNLOAD="https://codeload.github.com/atom/atom/tar.gz/v1.2.3"
+MD5SUM="99722dbfb105953e6a568bbd81bd43d6"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="nodejs"