diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/slang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/slang/default.nix
index a7db634dbd0..a63729e414d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/slang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/slang/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, pcre, libpng, zlib, readline}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, pcre, libpng, zlib, readline }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "slang-2.2.1";
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "slang-2.3.0";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/misc/slang/v2.2/slang-2.2.1.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "1qgfg6i5lzmw8j9aqd8pgz3vnhn80giij9bpgm5r3gmna2h0rzfj";
+    url = "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/misc/slang/v2.2/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0ab1j8pb3r84c5wqwadh3d5akwd5mwwv6fah58hxiq251w328lpr";
   };
   # Fix some wrong hardcoded paths
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -i -e "s|/usr/lib/terminfo|${ncurses}/lib/terminfo|" configure
-    sed -i -e "s|/usr/lib/terminfo|${ncurses}/lib/terminfo|" src/sltermin.c    
+    sed -i -e "s|/usr/lib/terminfo|${ncurses}/lib/terminfo|" src/sltermin.c
     sed -i -e "s|/bin/ln|ln|" src/Makefile.in
   '';
   configureFlags = "--with-png=${libpng} --with-z=${zlib} --with-pcre=${pcre} --with-readline=${readline}";
   buildInputs = [ncurses pcre libpng zlib readline];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A multi-platform programmer's library designed to allow a developer to create robust software";
+    homepage = http://www.jedsoft.org/slang/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platform = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+  };
 }