diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index b7f1e5a0..23304779 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ You should get and install [libsodium](https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium). I
 ```bash
 git clone git://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git
 cd libsodium
-git checkout tags/1.0.0
+git checkout tags/1.0.3
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure && make check
 sudo checkinstall --install --pkgname libsodium --pkgversion 1.0.0 --nodoc
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ this will install the libs to /usr/local/lib and the headers to /usr/local/inclu
 ```bash
 git clone git://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git
 cd libsodium
-git checkout tags/1.0.0
+git checkout tags/1.0.3
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure
 make check