diff --git a/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk b/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
index 86f221aa2e..2fc7c3a526 100644
--- a/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="qemu"
-PKG_VERSION="2.5.1"
+PKG_VERSION="2.7.0"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"