diff --git a/base/m4/m4.desc b/base/m4/m4.desc
index 9fb67c95d..0343853b7 100644
--- a/base/m4/m4.desc
+++ b/base/m4/m4.desc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.4.12
+[V] 1.4.13
 [P] X -1---5---9 105.300
 
-[D] 2426494820 m4-1.4.12.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/m4/
+[D] 3810234774 m4-1.4.13.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/m4/