diff --git a/package/base/whois/whois.desc b/package/base/whois/whois.desc
index 4f3611f58..7df4e8195 100644
--- a/package/base/whois/whois.desc
+++ b/package/base/whois/whois.desc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 4.7.8
+[V] 4.7.9
 [P] X -?---5---9 189.900
 
-[D] 340864710 whois_4.7.8.tar.gz ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/
+[D] 3589470831 whois_4.7.9.tar.gz ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/