diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
index 8e3b436587..4167fc01ea 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # with 1.0.0 repeat delay is broken. test on upgrade
 
 PKG_NAME="v4l-utils"
-PKG_VERSION="1.8.1"
+PKG_VERSION="1.12.3"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://linuxtv.org/"