diff --git a/configs/pandaboard_defconfig b/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
index 49747e070f..9b7c962de2 100644
--- a/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.01"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.05"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="omap4_panda"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y