diff --git a/development/systemtap/README b/development/systemtap/README
index 77c408d570..15137c8e0d 100644
--- a/development/systemtap/README
+++ b/development/systemtap/README
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ Among other tracing/probing tools, SystemTap is the tool of choice for
 complex tasks that may require live analysis, programmable on-line
 response, and whole-system symbolic access. SystemTap can also handle
 simple tracing jobs.
+
+Optional dependency: libvirt
diff --git a/development/systemtap/systemtap.SlackBuild b/development/systemtap/systemtap.SlackBuild
index d2547ea0f0..91110106eb 100644
--- a/development/systemtap/systemtap.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/systemtap/systemtap.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=systemtap
-VERSION=${VERSION:-3.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-4.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/development/systemtap/systemtap.info b/development/systemtap/systemtap.info
index 62a89c886e..916de83df8 100644
--- a/development/systemtap/systemtap.info
+++ b/development/systemtap/systemtap.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="systemtap"
-VERSION="3.1"
+VERSION="4.1"
 HOMEPAGE="https://sourceware.org/systemtap/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://sourceware.org/systemtap/ftp/releases/systemtap-3.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="767b73d340b13a14b2a4f1e1965482d8"
+DOWNLOAD="https://sourceware.org/systemtap/ftp/releases/systemtap-4.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="0cc7403c7b5e442a2fa92fe01ea3a636"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""