diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 3048e48b70..31fddbb329 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'tar'.
 pkgname=tar
-version=1.28
-revision=7
+version=1.29
+revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="gl_cv_struct_dirent_d_ino=yes"
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/tar/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=64ee8d88ec1b47a0961033493f919d27218c41b580138fd6802327462aff22f2
+checksum=402dcfd0022fd7a1f2c5611f5c61af1cd84910a760a44a688e18ddbff4e9f024
+
+pre_configure() {
+	# avoid regenerating doc on install
+	touch -r doc/stamp-vti configure
+}