diff --git a/wordpress-themes/wordpress-themes.spec b/wordpress-themes/wordpress-themes.spec
index 65aa0a003e..fd7d1a6afc 100644
--- a/wordpress-themes/wordpress-themes.spec
+++ b/wordpress-themes/wordpress-themes.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #   package versions
 %define       V_wordpress                  4.2
-%define       V_theme_sparkling            2.3.5
+%define       V_theme_sparkling            2.4.0
 %define       V_theme_ward                 1.0.7
 %define       V_theme_stargazer            4.0.0
 %define       V_theme_make                 1.9.10
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Class:        PLUS
 Group:        CMS
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_wordpress}
-Release:      20180503
+Release:      20180508
 
 #   list of sources
 Source1:      http://wordpress.org/themes/download/sparkling.%{V_theme_sparkling}.zip