diff --git a/network/liferea/liferea.SlackBuild b/network/liferea/liferea.SlackBuild
index 3a58c36dd5..36ca18b3cb 100644
--- a/network/liferea/liferea.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/liferea/liferea.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Slackware build script for liferea
 #
-# Copyright 2009-2011  Erik W. Hanson, Minneapolis, MN, USA
+# Copyright 2009-2012  Erik W. Hanson, Minneapolis, MN, USA
 # 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=liferea
-VERSION=1.8.0
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.1b}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/network/liferea/liferea.info b/network/liferea/liferea.info
index 47d9491ed8..804d030041 100644
--- a/network/liferea/liferea.info
+++ b/network/liferea/liferea.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="liferea"
-VERSION="1.8.0"
+VERSION="1.8.1b"
 HOMEPAGE="http://liferea.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/liferea/liferea-1.8.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="6313e3049b586be110c9402900609fe0"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/liferea/liferea-1.8.1b.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="70f27bfda41ff5b3b4e49c49c9dc88af"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Erik Hanson"
 EMAIL="erik@slackbuilds.org"
-APPROVED="Niels Horn"
+APPROVED="dsomero"