diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index ebdf6f74b79..aa146c799b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'gzip'
 pkgname=gzip
-version=1.3.13
+version=1.4
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="GNU compression utility (replacement for compress)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=1d06ff9f5c523651bed3dcde6e6aa8118eee48b22534a157a2588705fa517ca3
+checksum=d166cfd3da380da1bd535633e8890bfb5664f9e68870a611d1dc01a3e9f711ee
 long_desc="
  gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement for
  'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better compression