diff --git a/socat/.signature b/socat/.signature
index 1a8f27a6f..40d86299a 100644
--- a/socat/.signature
+++ b/socat/.signature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/opt.pub
-RWSE3ohX2g5d/XxMNhhCWibZdvW4QHBrpXF3L8b+boSE5aoYcAa7O6YvKfIXrZ0kYNlKnMXsCgEWNoIAB8etKyM1pNvcnbqMfwQ=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = de71695ab0c140feb326bf4f933abf568ddd50cbff0419e41493071ffee50f2c
+RWSE3ohX2g5d/R/OY9dizvmQigajHR6VSeNuRJsvx6U1bGPu42gw1J77kzc8rgEP96uBIINFz7brqYD9sLWDEjx6l7GdT8i/1Ac=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = fd67f96ffe076dfa148f6f725c340f290b925b96b8b3d121b79ee6c3f8d0973a
 SHA256 (.footprint) = 89674cf5f4f155af5e864485c8dc94dff3b370c1f06555edf28d959cd516e691
-SHA256 (socat-1.7.4.1.tar.bz2) = 3faca25614e89123dff5045680549ecef519d02e331aaf3c4f5a8f6837c675e9
+SHA256 (socat-1.7.4.2.tar.gz) = a38f507dea8aaa8f260f54ebc1de1a71e5adca416219f603cda3e3002960173c
diff --git a/socat/Pkgfile b/socat/Pkgfile
index f36a5f4e8..24c73f8b6 100644
--- a/socat/Pkgfile
+++ b/socat/Pkgfile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Description: SOcket CAT - netcat-like utility with many enhancements
-# URL:         http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat
-# Maintainer:  Juergen Daubert, jue at crux dot nu
-# Depends on:  openssl readline
+# URL: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat
+# Maintainer: Juergen Daubert, jue at crux dot nu
+# Depends on: openssl readline
 
 name=socat
-version=1.7.4.1
+version=1.7.4.2
 release=1
-source=(http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/$name-$version.tar.bz2)
+source=(http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/$name-$version.tar.gz)
 
 build() {
 	cd $name-$version