diff --git a/package/socat/socat.mk b/package/socat/socat.mk
index 8ba399b2e4..df60961c82 100644
--- a/package/socat/socat.mk
+++ b/package/socat/socat.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
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-SOCAT_VERSION = 2.0.0-b5
+SOCAT_VERSION = 2.0.0-b6
 SOCAT_SOURCE = socat-$(SOCAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 SOCAT_SITE = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/
 SOCAT_LICENSE = GPLv2