diff --git a/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk b/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
index 97eb219eaa..53c7ee7dd8 100644
--- a/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
+++ b/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBCAP_NG_VERSION = 0.6.6
+LIBCAP_NG_VERSION = 0.7.3
 LIBCAP_NG_SITE = http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/
-LIBCAP_NG_SOURCE = libcap-ng-$(LIBCAP_NG_VERSION).tar.gz
-LIBCAP_NG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBCAP_NG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_swig_found=no
-LIBCAP_NG_CONF_OPT = --without-python
 LIBCAP_NG_LICENSE = GPLv2+ LGPLv2.1+
 LIBCAP_NG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
+LIBCAP_NG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+LIBCAP_NG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_swig_found=no
+LIBCAP_NG_CONF_OPT = --without-python
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))