diff --git a/app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.5.5.recipe b/app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.6.0.recipe
similarity index 64%
rename from app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.5.5.recipe
rename to app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.6.0.recipe
index 912c710af..9d997376a 100644
--- a/app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.5.5.recipe
+++ b/app-crypt/gpgme/gpgme-1.6.0.recipe
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ this engine; in fact we have already developed a backend for CMS (S/MIME).
 "
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnupg.org/gpgme.html"
 SOURCE_URI="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gpgme/gpgme-$portVersion.tar.bz2"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="0b3d3d5107680c594777aae65882a1ff6dd1ba629a83432e719c8b82a743c207"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="b09de4197ac280b102080e09eaec6211d081efff1963bf7821cf8f4f9916099d"
 REVISION="1"
 LICENSE="
 	GNU GPL v2
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
 PROVIDES="
 	gpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion compat >= 1.5
 	cmd:gpgme_tool${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion compat >= 1.5
-	lib:libgpgme_pthread${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.13.4 compat >= 11
-	lib:libgpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.13.4 compat >= 11
+	lib:libgpgme_pthread${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.14.0 compat >= 11
+	lib:libgpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.14.0 compat >= 11
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}
@@ -71,22 +71,10 @@ INSTALL()
 {
 	make install
 
-	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libgpgme libgpgme-pthread
+	# remove libtool files
+	rm $libDir/lib*.la
 
-	# The libtool files reference other libraries using the wrong paths, which
-	# creates a lot of confusion. Fix them so correct paths are used.
-	local develPackageName="${portName}_devel-$portFullVersion"
-	local packageLinksDir=$(dirname $portPackageLinksDir)
-	for l in libgpgme libgpgme-pthread; do
-		local linksDir="$packageLinksDir/${develPackageName}/devel~libassuan$secondaryArchSuffix/$relativeDevelopLibDir"
-		sed -i -e "s,\(-L/packages/libassuan[^ ]*\),-L$linksDir," \
-			-e "s,[^ ]*/libassuan\.la,$linksDir/libassuan.la,g" \
-			$developLibDir/$l.la
-		local linksDir="$packageLinksDir/${develPackageName}/devel~libgpg_error$secondaryArchSuffix/$relativeDevelopLibDir"
-		sed -i -e "s,\(-L/packages/libgpg_error[^ ]*\),-L$linksDir," \
-			-e "s,[^ ]*/libgpg-error\.la,$linksDir/libgpg-error.la,g" \
-			$developLibDir/$l.la
-	done
+	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libgpgme libgpgme-pthread
 
 	packageEntries devel \
 		$developDir $binDir/gpgme-config
@@ -102,8 +90,8 @@ TEST()
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	gpgme${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 1.5
 	cmd:gpgme_config${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion compat >= 1.5
-	devel:libgpgme_pthread${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.13.4 compat >= 11
-	devel:libgpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.13.4 compat >= 11
+	devel:libgpgme_pthread${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.14.0 compat >= 11
+	devel:libgpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} = 11.14.0 compat >= 11
 	"
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	gpgme${secondaryArchSuffix} == $portVersion base
diff --git a/app-crypt/gpgme/patches/gpgme-1.5.5.patchset b/app-crypt/gpgme/patches/gpgme-1.6.0.patchset
similarity index 100%
rename from app-crypt/gpgme/patches/gpgme-1.5.5.patchset
rename to app-crypt/gpgme/patches/gpgme-1.6.0.patchset