diff --git a/libraries/poco/README b/libraries/poco/README
index a656cb51b4..452ba36447 100644
--- a/libraries/poco/README
+++ b/libraries/poco/README
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ Modern, powerful open source C++ class libraries and
 frameworks for building network- and internet-based
 applications that run on desktop, server, mobile and
 embedded systems.
+
+Optional dependencies: mysql-connector-c++, unixODBC
diff --git a/libraries/poco/poco.SlackBuild b/libraries/poco/poco.SlackBuild
index 5ca517dda0..496521568f 100644
--- a/libraries/poco/poco.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/poco/poco.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for poco
 
-# Copyright 2014-2015  Dimitris Zlatanidis  Orestiada, Greece
+# Copyright 2014-2016  Dimitris Zlatanidis  Orestiada, Greece
 # 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=poco
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.3}
 EDITION=all
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
diff --git a/libraries/poco/poco.info b/libraries/poco/poco.info
index d97a92c269..d61f87e2ec 100644
--- a/libraries/poco/poco.info
+++ b/libraries/poco/poco.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="poco"
-VERSION="1.6.1"
+VERSION="1.7.3"
 HOMEPAGE="http://pocoproject.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://pocoproject.org/releases/poco-1.6.1/poco-1.6.1-all.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="05961d10195d0f760b707752e88938e9"
+DOWNLOAD="http://pocoproject.org/releases/poco-1.7.3/poco-1.7.3-all.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="d65b56cfbd717ae7702dd6cd23657928"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="mysql-connector-c++ unixODBC"
+REQUIRES=""
 MAINTAINER="Dimitris Zlatanidis"
 EMAIL="d.zlatanidis@gmail.com"