diff --git a/programming/misc/geoip/actions.py b/programming/misc/geoip/actions.py
index a02042fb99..a3c0aabaa1 100644
--- a/programming/misc/geoip/actions.py
+++ b/programming/misc/geoip/actions.py
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 # See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
 
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
+    shelltools.system("./bootstrap")
     autotools.configure("--enable-shared \
                          --disable-static")
 
@@ -20,5 +22,6 @@ def check():
 
 def install():
     autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+    pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/GeoIP", "GeoIP-data/*")
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog", "COPYING", "README*")
diff --git a/programming/misc/geoip/pspec.xml b/programming/misc/geoip/pspec.xml
index 45cf731c2f..5fe6fc8b57 100644
--- a/programming/misc/geoip/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/misc/geoip/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>C library for country/city/organization to IP address or hostname mapping</Summary>
         <Description>GeoIP is a C library that enables the user to find the country that any IP address or hostname originates from.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="ac0deb2309c14d5763e82fa4139de1f3193ab6b1" type="targz">https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c/releases/download/v1.6.9/GeoIP-1.6.9.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="90cfafee605c94cfa24858fe77193fa7fa949ac8" type="targz">https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c/archive/v1.6.12.tar.gz</Archive>
+		<Archive sha1sum="4d8135b838580ca4152233acf0fce35794e07a40" type="tarxz" target="geoip-api-c-1.6.12">https://sourceforge.net/projects/pisilinux/files/source/GeoIP-data.tar.xz</Archive>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+		<Update release="5">
+            <Date>2020-01-15</Date>
+            <Version>1.6.12</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump and fix</Comment>
+            <Name>Idris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2018-08-10</Date>
             <Version>1.6.9</Version>