diff --git a/system/base/snappy/actions.py b/system/base/snappy/actions.py
index 15bc60f3..3bd5d08a 100644
--- a/system/base/snappy/actions.py
+++ b/system/base/snappy/actions.py
@@ -7,24 +7,28 @@
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import cmaketools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
     pisitools.flags.remove("-DNDEBUG")
-    shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
-    autotools.configure("--prefix=/usr \
-                         --disable-static \
-                         --enable-shared")
+    #shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
+    #autotools.configure("--prefix=/usr \
+                         #--disable-static \
+                         #--enable-shared")
 
-    pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
+    #pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
+    
+    cmaketools.configure("-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+		                  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib")
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    cmaketools.make()
 
-def build():
-    autotools.make("check")
+def check():
+    cmaketools.make("test")
 
 def install():
     autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
 
-    pisitools.dodoc("README", "COPYING", "ChangeLog", "NEWS", "AUTHORS")
\ No newline at end of file
+    pisitools.dodoc("README.md", "COPYING", "AUTHORS")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/base/snappy/files/snappy.pc b/system/base/snappy/files/snappy.pc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09a56006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/base/snappy/files/snappy.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: snappy
+Description: A fast compression/decompression library
+Version: 1.1.7
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lsnappy
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/system/base/snappy/pspec.xml b/system/base/snappy/pspec.xml
index b56d3d65..5daea8b8 100644
--- a/system/base/snappy/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/snappy/pspec.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>lzo-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
+			<Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
-        <Archive sha1sum="63f7a3d2c865a6a39aca9bc5d3412a8b2d607bb4" type="targz">https://github.com/google/snappy/releases/download/1.1.3/snappy-1.1.3.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="1ec676b842fc96fd8a95b03c12758935e7f257b0" type="targz">https://github.com/google/snappy/archive/1.1.7.tar.gz</Archive>
         <Patches>
-             <Patch level="1">snappy-unittest.patch</Patch>
+<!--              <Patch level="1">snappy-unittest.patch</Patch> -->
         </Patches>
     </Source>
     <Package>
@@ -37,11 +38,22 @@
         <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency release="current">snappy</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
+        <AdditionalFiles>
+            <AdditionalFile owner="root" permission="0644" target="/usr/lib/pkgconfig/snappy.pc">snappy.pc</AdditionalFile>
+        </AdditionalFiles>
         <Files>
-        <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
+			<Path fileType="header">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
+			<Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
+		<Update release="5">
+            <Date>2019-12-27</Date>
+            <Version>1.1.7</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>idris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2018-07-15</Date>
             <Version>1.1.3</Version>