diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index a33c9f4c4c..e2ff9b25b1 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # automake
 #
 #############################################################
-AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.10
+AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.11.1
 AUTOMAKE_SOURCE = automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VERSION).tar.bz2
 AUTOMAKE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/automake