diff --git a/archiver/alien/alien.conf b/archiver/alien/alien.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e11b8941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archiver/alien/alien.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../alien/alien.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+var_append plconfopt ' ' "PREFIX=$root/$prefix"
diff --git a/archiver/alien/alien.desc b/archiver/alien/alien.desc
index a212f42a0..30b8bdd14 100644
--- a/archiver/alien/alien.desc
+++ b/archiver/alien/alien.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../alien/alien.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 8.65
+[V] 8.71
 [P] X -----5---9 111.300
 
-[O] var_append plconfopt ' ' "PREFIX=$root/$prefix"
-
-[D] 1768726148 alien_8.65.tar.gz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/alien/
+[D] 3721275220 alien_8.71.tar.gz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/alien/