diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 0bcb92d99b..4bdbd8c3bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'tar'.
 pkgname=tar
-version=1.22
+version=1.23
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=3cefb67f197a3f8f5235999fe749ced0889466a71ddcbc96fddca84e5d53aa4d
+checksum=c9328372db62fbb1d94c9e4e3cefc961111af46de47085b635359c00a0eebe36
 long_desc="
  GNU tar, originally shipped as NetBSD's \"tar\" up to version 1.3, is a
  full-featured tar command that can access remote and local magnetic tapes,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ long_desc="
  does not create "correct" ustar archives."
 
 base_chroot=yes
-
 Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run bzip2
 Add_dependency full gzip
-Add_dependency full bzip2
+Add_dependency build bzip2-devel