diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c1c4a6f433..399dba2f19 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	Ccache support reworked. Now used for both host and target
 	compilation, and cache is stored in ~/.buildroot-ccache.
 
-	Updated/fixed packages: busybox, cloop, m4, openssh, openssl,
-	qt, usbutils, xz
+	Updated/fixed packages: busybox, cloop, libconfig, m4,
+	openssh, openssl, qt, usbutils, xz
 
 	New packages: dhrystone, lsuio, rsh-redone, whetstone
 
diff --git a/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk b/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
index d260930ceb..6e232a4613 100644
--- a/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
+++ b/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # libconfig
 #
 #############################################################
-LIBCONFIG_VERSION:=1.3
+LIBCONFIG_VERSION:=1.4.6
 LIBCONFIG_SOURCE:=libconfig-$(LIBCONFIG_VERSION).tar.gz
 LIBCONFIG_SITE:=http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/
 LIBCONFIG_AUTORECONF:=NO