diff --git a/srcpkgs/subversion/subversion-python.template b/srcpkgs/subversion/subversion-python.template
index 94e95dc351e..fd6c2382234 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/subversion/subversion-python.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/subversion/subversion-python.template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the Python language bindings for subversion."
 
-revision=1
 pycompile_module="libsvn svn"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/subversion/template b/srcpkgs/subversion/template
index dc10197e579..f85e16bcc30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/subversion/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/subversion/template
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'subversion'
 pkgname=subversion
-version=1.6.15
-distfiles="http://subversion.tigris.org/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=1.6.17
+homepage="http://subversion.apache.org/"
+distfiles="$homepage/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Enterprise-class centralized version control for the masses"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=b2919d603a5f3c19f42e3265c4b930e2376c43b3969b90ef9c42b2f72d5aaa45
+license="Apache-2.0, BSD"
+checksum=d629c657e171616d30cc0cbddf1011a065770813bfc32f78c6940d09ca868124
 long_desc="
  Apache Subversion is a full-featured version control system originally
  designed to be a better CVS. Subversion has since expanded beyond its