diff --git a/tar/.md5sum b/tar/.md5sum
index 010177ce..ff4082ac 100644
--- a/tar/.md5sum
+++ b/tar/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-49b6306167724fe48f419a33a5beb857  tar-1.28.tar.xz
+a1802fec550baaeecff6c381629653ef  tar-1.29.tar.xz
diff --git a/tar/Pkgfile b/tar/Pkgfile
index 2f31f215..1172f597 100644
--- a/tar/Pkgfile
+++ b/tar/Pkgfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Maintainer:  CRUX System Team, core-ports at crux dot nu
 
 name=tar
-version=1.28
-release=3
+version=1.29
+release=1
 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.xz)
 
 build() {