diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
index 3d5323c203..280e3fbff2 100644
--- a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="openssh"
-PKG_VERSION="7.0p1"
+PKG_VERSION="7.1p1"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"