diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/config.h b/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/config.h
index a9122f73add..1edb647789c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/config.h
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/config.h
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears a
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"monospace:size=10"
 };
-static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the elft of input field */
-static const char *normbgcolor = "#222222"; /* -nb option; normal background                 */
-static const char *normfgcolor = "#bbbbbb"; /* -nf option; normal foreground                 */
-static const char *selbgcolor  = "#005577"; /* -sb option; selected background               */
-static const char *selfgcolor  = "#eeeeee"; /* -sf option; selected foreground               */
-static const char *outbgcolor  = "#00ffff";
-static const char *outfgcolor  = "#000000";
+static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
+static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
+	/*     fg         bg       */
+	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
+	[SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
+	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
+};
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
+
+/*
+ * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words
+ * for example: " /?\"&[]"
+ */
+static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
index 3ad9bbdc605..bfd67d3a8b6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'dmenu'
 pkgname=dmenu
-version=4.6
-revision=2
+version=4.7
+revision=1
 makedepends="libXinerama-devel libXft-devel freetype-devel"
 short_desc="A generic menu for X"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/"
 distfiles="http://dl.suckless.org/tools/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4a7a24008a621c3cd656155ad91ab8136db8f0d3b9ec56dafeec518cabda96b3
+checksum=a75635f8dc2cbc280deecb906ad9b7594c5c31620e4a01ba30dc83984881f7b9
 
 build_options="fuzzymatch"
 desc_option_fuzzymatch="Enable Fuzzymatch support"