diff --git a/packages/python/devel/ninja/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/ninja/package.mk
index ba0091cfdd..4d5970bef4 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/ninja/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/ninja/package.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 # Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+# Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="ninja"
-PKG_VERSION="1.8.2"
-PKG_SHA256="86b8700c3d0880c2b44c2ff67ce42774aaf8c28cbf57725cb881569288c1c6f4"
+PKG_VERSION="1.9.0"
+PKG_SHA256="5d7ec75828f8d3fd1a0c2f31b5b0cea780cdfe1031359228c428c1a48bfcd5b9"
 PKG_LICENSE="Apache"
 PKG_SITE="http://martine.github.io/ninja/"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"