diff --git a/network/socat/socat.desc b/network/socat/socat.desc
index d0548ee48..2edfe4617 100644
--- a/network/socat/socat.desc
+++ b/network/socat/socat.desc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../socat/socat.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY]
 [COPY] More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.6.0.1
+[V] 1.7.1.3
 [P] X -----5---9 800.000
 
-[D] 2952509677 socat-1.6.0.1.tar.bz2 http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/
+[D] 3042635484 socat-1.7.1.3.tar.bz2 http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/