diff --git a/tar/.md5sum b/tar/.md5sum
index d01412ac..79ad646a 100644
--- a/tar/.md5sum
+++ b/tar/.md5sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 6a56bc4bb64fc9bb48d28e66a30ad937  rmt.8
-e0382a4064e09a4943f3adeff1435978  tar-1.27.1.tar.xz
+49b6306167724fe48f419a33a5beb857  tar-1.28.tar.xz
 0a422e615b38706414ee713f72679386  tar-rootp.patch
 7c2293e8c051ade56db42daf2279e5eb  tar.1
diff --git a/tar/Pkgfile b/tar/Pkgfile
index 3824ec34..ee92dbea 100644
--- a/tar/Pkgfile
+++ b/tar/Pkgfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Maintainer:  CRUX System Team, core-ports at crux dot nu
 
 name=tar
-version=1.27.1
+version=1.28
 release=1
 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.xz \
         $name-rootp.patch tar.1 rmt.8)