diff --git a/devel/getdata/DETAILS b/devel/getdata/DETAILS
index 61b7de62617..283673f60bf 100644
--- a/devel/getdata/DETAILS
+++ b/devel/getdata/DETAILS
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
           MODULE=getdata
-         VERSION=0.8.3
+         VERSION=0.8.4
           SOURCE=$MODULE-$VERSION.tar.bz2
       SOURCE_URL=$SFORGE_URL/$MODULE/$VERSION/
-      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:6db067fd3d1c40cf436cb73c26285c3dfeb902ff
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:fe50cc6a0a0be719a6ce06acc3beea19fcda13ce
         WEB_SITE=http://getdata.sourceforge.net/index.html
          ENTERED=20101223
-         UPDATED=20130509
+         UPDATED=20130824
            SHORT="reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards"
 
 cat << EOF