diff --git a/package/libs/libconfig/Makefile b/package/libs/libconfig/Makefile
index caa8fe54ab..18325479cf 100644
--- a/package/libs/libconfig/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libconfig/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libconfig
-PKG_VERSION:=1.4.9
+PKG_VERSION:=1.5
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig
-PKG_MD5SUM:=b6ee0ce2b3ef844bad7cac2803a90634
+PKG_MD5SUM:=e31daa390d8e4461c8830512fe2e13ba1a3d6a02a2305a02429eec61e68703f6
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1