diff --git a/configs/imx23evk_defconfig b/configs/imx23evk_defconfig
index fe0744036d..87610d1b72 100644
--- a/configs/imx23evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx23evk_defconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx23-evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx23evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.09.01"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2019.01"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_SD=y
 
 # Filesystem