diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index 631397b3ec2..dac83167104 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'gdb'
 pkgname=gdb
-version=7.0.1
-revision=1
+version=7.1
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-nls"
 short_desc="The GNU Debugger"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=560c3fd0053ade6549e71bd045f70282feb88db73b35e401bbad601a311e3c1b
+checksum=142c27d7970a4e652dc225d61d887777ae00cf22fdd75cd1e8e4e13bfbd85352
 long_desc="
  The purpose of a debugger such as GDB is to allow you to see what
  is going on \"inside\" another program while it executes--or what
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run expat
-Add_dependency run ncurses
+Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
 Add_dependency run zlib
 Add_dependency run python
 Add_dependency build texinfo