diff --git a/python/psutil/psutil.SlackBuild b/python/psutil/psutil.SlackBuild
index b14c843c58..f5001b7349 100644
--- a/python/psutil/psutil.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/psutil/psutil.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=psutil
-VERSION=${VERSION:-4.4.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.0.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/python/psutil/psutil.info b/python/psutil/psutil.info
index 7f71a59eaf..97598cd408 100644
--- a/python/psutil/psutil.info
+++ b/python/psutil/psutil.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="psutil"
-VERSION="4.4.1"
+VERSION="5.0.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/archive/release-4.4.1/psutil-release-4.4.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="28e59b9091cf603fe805e23dd6a5029f"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/archive/release-5.0.0/psutil-release-5.0.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="bb0a510ecf4aa85ad3c250fb3db92078"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""