diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index 9cf3a2d4..b4e73202 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=shadowsocks-libev
-PKG_VERSION:=1.5.3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.6.1
 PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/madeye/shadowsocks-libev/archive