diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
index 3f07f5a79d..bd259be240 100644
--- a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="mysql"
-PKG_VERSION="5.1.70"
+PKG_VERSION="5.1.73"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"