diff --git a/tar/.md5sum b/tar/.md5sum
index a4f6d261..303e8e33 100644
--- a/tar/.md5sum
+++ b/tar/.md5sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 6a56bc4bb64fc9bb48d28e66a30ad937  rmt.8
-1b3b391087f4baf70ccad8bd92e4db11  tar-1.25.tar.xz
+0ced6f20b9fa1bea588005b5ad4b52c1  tar-1.26.tar.xz
 e4038247fa36a51d2784e163f58f6e38  tar-rootp.patch
 7c2293e8c051ade56db42daf2279e5eb  tar.1
diff --git a/tar/Pkgfile b/tar/Pkgfile
index 7f3653fe..61076966 100644
--- a/tar/Pkgfile
+++ b/tar/Pkgfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Maintainer:  CRUX System Team, core-ports at crux dot nu
 
 name=tar
-version=1.25
+version=1.26
 release=1
 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.xz \
         $name-rootp.patch tar.1 rmt.8)