diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 0b6a5de5871..5f6f28c0e7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Template build file for 'tar'.
+# Template file for 'tar'
 pkgname=tar
-version=1.30
+version=1.31
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ configure_args="gl_cv_struct_dirent_d_ino=yes"
 makedepends="acl-devel"
 short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
-homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
-license="GPL-3"
-distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/tar/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=f1bf92dbb1e1ab27911a861ea8dde8208ee774866c46c0bb6ead41f4d1f4d2d3
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/tar/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=37f3ef1ceebd8b7e1ebf5b8cc6c65bb8ebf002c7d049032bf456860f25ec2dc1
 
 pre_configure() {
 	# avoid regenerating doc on install