diff --git a/programming/build/ninja/actions.py b/programming/build/ninja/actions.py
index 2902da0bba..96f10d7c19 100644
--- a/programming/build/ninja/actions.py
+++ b/programming/build/ninja/actions.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 
 def build():
-    shelltools.system("python bootstrap.py")
+    shelltools.system("python configure.py --bootstrap")
     shelltools.system("asciidoc doc/manual.asciidoc")
-    shelltools.system("emacs -Q --batch -f batch-byte-compile misc/ninja-mode.el")
+    #shelltools.system("emacs -Q --batch -f batch-byte-compile misc/ninja-mode.el")
 
 def check():
     #needs new package gtest -> ignore it for now
-    shelltools.system("python ./configure.py --with-gtest=/usr/share/gtest")
+    shelltools.system("python ./configure.py")
     shelltools.system("./ninja ninja_test")
     shelltools.system("./ninja_test --gtest_filter=-SubprocessTest.SetWithLots")
 
diff --git a/programming/build/ninja/pspec.xml b/programming/build/ninja/pspec.xml
index ac5b3fa8de..6582324cc2 100644
--- a/programming/build/ninja/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/build/ninja/pspec.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.</Summary>
         <Description>Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="556ed5f8ee49753af1cf4b0ab2315d39d1954d58" type="targz">https://github.com/martine/ninja/archive/v1.7.1.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="a50e9008e90339d052f741e9c52a3475aa108fbb" type="targz">https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v1.7.2.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>re2c</Dependency>
             <Dependency>asciidoc</Dependency>
             <Dependency>emacs-python</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>giflib-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
 <!--             <Patch>LFS.patch</Patch> -->
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2017-02-22</Date>
+            <Version>1.7.2</Version>
+            <Comment>Release Bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Stefan Gronewold</Name>
+            <Email>groni@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2016-07-09</Date>
             <Version>1.7.1</Version>