diff --git a/package/grep/grep.mk b/package/grep/grep.mk
index 78e60dc2fb..8d199d1cd0 100644
--- a/package/grep/grep.mk
+++ b/package/grep/grep.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-GREP_VERSION = 2.18
+GREP_VERSION = 2.19
 GREP_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/grep
 GREP_SOURCE = grep-$(GREP_VERSION).tar.xz
 GREP_LICENSE = GPLv3+