diff --git a/perl-sys/perl-sys.spec b/perl-sys/perl-sys.spec
index daaf2dbc5a..b36db39bfd 100644
--- a/perl-sys/perl-sys.spec
+++ b/perl-sys/perl-sys.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #   versions of individual parts
 %define       V_perl                5.10.0
 %define       V_unix_syslog         1.1
-%define       V_archive_tar         1.38
+%define       V_archive_tar         1.40
 %define       V_archive_zip         1.26
 %define       V_archive_cpio        0.07
 %define       V_expect              1.21
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Class:        BASE
 Group:        Perl
 License:      GPL/Artistic
 Version:      %{V_perl}
-Release:      20081013
+Release:      20081015
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_pam   no