diff --git a/graphics/potrace/Makefile b/graphics/potrace/Makefile
index 9cd06a254568..783fb9959e28 100644
--- a/graphics/potrace/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/potrace/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	potrace
-PORTVERSION=	1.6
+PORTVERSION=	1.7
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	http://potrace.sourceforge.net/download/
 
diff --git a/graphics/potrace/distinfo b/graphics/potrace/distinfo
index 4784a7b795a1..989fae7c328a 100644
--- a/graphics/potrace/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/potrace/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (potrace-1.6.tar.gz) = 2eb0bd46cb3930bcacde5791024fb714
-SIZE (potrace-1.6.tar.gz) = 414361
+MD5 (potrace-1.7.tar.gz) = 8bfaabf935c03643a6875bde36fe6302
+SIZE (potrace-1.7.tar.gz) = 414480