diff --git a/archive/tar-static/DETAILS b/archive/tar-static/DETAILS
index 03e65208990..2f4258c5508 100644
--- a/archive/tar-static/DETAILS
+++ b/archive/tar-static/DETAILS
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
           MODULE=tar-static
         BASENAME=tar
-         VERSION=1.26
+         VERSION=1.27.1
           SOURCE=$BASENAME-$VERSION.tar.bz2
 SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$BASENAME-$VERSION
       SOURCE_URL=ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$BASENAME
-      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:70f298c3cd997b694864c55e6d8655324c87a0cc
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:67aa31d0d497849c05ba5ea6eb41cff130407751
         WEB_SITE=http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/tar.html
          ENTERED=20010922
-         UPDATED=20110317
+         UPDATED=20131227
            SHORT="Creates GNU tar archives (static linked version)"
 
 cat << EOF