diff --git a/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/package.mk b/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/package.mk
index 62ea28ae84..40421123ce 100644
--- a/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="wpa_supplicant"
-PKG_VERSION="2.5"
+PKG_VERSION="2.6"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/"