diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-devel.template b/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-devel.template
index 764f6d022d..c5d5825eed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-devel.template
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-revision=1
-
+Add_dependency run pkg-config
+Add_dependency run expat-devel
+Add_dependency run libSM-devel
+Add_dependency run libICE-devel
+Add_dependency run libX11-devel
 Add_dependency run dbus-libs
 
 do_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-libs.template b/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-libs.template
index 90fcfd4815..7670cc1e0e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-libs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/dbus-libs.template
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the shared libraries."
 
-revision=1
-
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run expat
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/template b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
index 88552156f2..1880f3132f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dbus'
 pkgname=dbus
-version=1.2.24
-revision=3
+version=1.4.0
 distfiles="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
  --with-dbus-user=dbus"
 short_desc="Message bus system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=f12c748f4a703655e3d4c3db94cdf5a752a0cd0b36958c715804373bd3595c48
+checksum=c96d2f86d40e158e2bf405925a0a42cce0533a8466098e2f2238aa1614926652
 long_desc="
  D-BUS is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications.
  Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms