diff --git a/wifimngr/Makefile b/wifimngr/Makefile
index c8062ccb9..7abf20fc8 100644
--- a/wifimngr/Makefile
+++ b/wifimngr/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wifimngr
-PKG_VERSION:=17.0.17
+PKG_VERSION:=17.1.0
 
 LOCAL_DEV=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=f4bafa67da2fd15bc21f2a9c4926d3a0de60d9d9
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=cb792147156bee07ec8f7ce4a53e3cc9501bf233
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/wifimngr.git
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Anjan Chanda <anjan.chanda@iopsys.eu>
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)_$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.xz