diff --git a/ham/wxapt/wxapt.SlackBuild b/ham/wxapt/wxapt.SlackBuild
index b2c1c0c43f..c4392225f7 100644
--- a/ham/wxapt/wxapt.SlackBuild
+++ b/ham/wxapt/wxapt.SlackBuild
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # that is unlikely, as I am rather tall.
 
 PRGNAM=wxapt
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.2}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/ham/wxapt/wxapt.info b/ham/wxapt/wxapt.info
index 7d8fa73dd5..c0d9447863 100644
--- a/ham/wxapt/wxapt.info
+++ b/ham/wxapt/wxapt.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="wxapt"
-VERSION="1.6"
+VERSION="1.7.2"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.qsl.net/5b4az/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://www.qsl.net/5b4az/pkg/apt/wxapt/wxapt-1.6.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="52eb5d75c08636a3e453c79526afe632"
+DOWNLOAD="https://www.qsl.net/5b4az/pkg/apt/wxapt/wxapt-1.7.2.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="7c2e22e119f354855915f9c46d4d15e6"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="rtl-sdr"