diff --git a/libass/.footprint b/libass/.footprint
index 90aed0a27..76e31aedb 100644
--- a/libass/.footprint
+++ b/libass/.footprint
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/ass/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libass.a
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libass.la
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so -> libass.so.5.0.0
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so.5 -> libass.so.5.0.0
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so.5.0.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so -> libass.so.5.1.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so.5 -> libass.so.5.1.0
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libass.so.5.1.0
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/libass.pc
diff --git a/libass/.md5sum b/libass/.md5sum
index 62110e1b7..d1a1d9034 100644
--- a/libass/.md5sum
+++ b/libass/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ce672ed5629c9708b3401b976f516744  libass-0.10.2.tar.xz
+65a861fb3a92756857709ec4c2d12891  libass-0.12.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/libass/Pkgfile b/libass/Pkgfile
index 280fa2ece..20134498e 100644
--- a/libass/Pkgfile
+++ b/libass/Pkgfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Description: A portable subtitle renderer for the ASS/SSA (Advanced Substation Alpha/Substation Alpha) subtitle format.
-# URL: http://code.google.com/p/libass/
+# URL: https://github.com/libass/libass
 # Maintainer: Danny Rawlins, crux at romster dot me
 # Packager: Matt Housh, jaeger at morpheus dot net
-# Depends on: fribidi freetype fontconfig harfbuzz
+# Depends on: fribidi harfbuzz
 
 name=libass
-version=0.10.2
+version=0.12.1
 release=1
-source=(http://libass.googlecode.com/files/$name-$version.tar.xz)
+source=(https://github.com/$name/$name/releases/download/$version/$name-$version.tar.gz)
 
 build() {
 	cd $name-$version