diff --git a/packages/multimedia/libass/package.mk b/packages/multimedia/libass/package.mk
index f0d7f99f4b..298a6f1190 100644
--- a/packages/multimedia/libass/package.mk
+++ b/packages/multimedia/libass/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="libass"
-PKG_VERSION="0.15.2"
-PKG_SHA256="1be2df9c4485a57d78bb18c0a8ed157bc87a5a8dd48c661961c625cb112832fd"
+PKG_VERSION="0.16.0"
+PKG_SHA256="5dbde9e22339119cf8eed59eea6c623a0746ef5a90b689e68a090109078e3c08"
 PKG_LICENSE="BSD"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/libass/libass"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"