diff --git a/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig b/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
index d0cf8a6751..9e30d2c3c4 100644
--- a/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx6ul_14x14_evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.11"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2018.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="SPL"