diff --git a/wifimngr/Makefile b/wifimngr/Makefile
index c1bfbda4e..163093cce 100644
--- a/wifimngr/Makefile
+++ b/wifimngr/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wifimngr
-PKG_VERSION:=17.6.6
+PKG_VERSION:=17.7.0
 
 LOCAL_DEV=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=fdda435c981301800233e1f89ba12a13d3af41ad
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=197ed64954e4da794d111928c2ec179a04e1a238
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/wifimngr.git
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Anjan Chanda <anjan.chanda@iopsys.eu>
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)_$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.xz
diff --git a/wifimngr/files/etc/init.d/wifimngr b/wifimngr/files/etc/init.d/wifimngr
index 42f18843e..b1aeadc6f 100755
--- a/wifimngr/files/etc/init.d/wifimngr
+++ b/wifimngr/files/etc/init.d/wifimngr
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command ${PROG}
 	procd_set_param env LIBWIFI_DEBUG_LEVEL=3    #for debugging only
+#	procd_set_param env LIBWIFI_STA_RATINGS_SOFILE="/usr/lib/libwifi-sta-ratings.so"
 #	procd_set_param stderr 1                    #for debugging only
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance