diff --git a/srcpkgs/sg3_utils/template b/srcpkgs/sg3_utils/template
index 24223526eaa..d5db04a4abe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sg3_utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sg3_utils/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'sg3_utils'
 pkgname=sg3_utils
-version=1.39
+version=1.40
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ homepage="http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html"
 license="BSD, GPL-2"
 update_pattern=$pkgname'-\K[\d.]+(?=\.tgz)'
 distfiles="http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/$pkgname-$version.tgz"
-checksum=0fb6eae3de7f8e71398bf1315712eceae5b6776b5b9ef882bcfd759063ea8709
+checksum=44a9ecfd3af018fa9f3586067a8fa5f4874451c3d773d74436d262a7e530ee83
 
 libsgutils_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - shared library"
-	replaces="sg3_utils<1.31"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so.*"
 	}