diff --git a/wifimngr/Makefile b/wifimngr/Makefile
index da790088d..9bbd5ef0f 100644
--- a/wifimngr/Makefile
+++ b/wifimngr/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wifimngr
-PKG_VERSION:=8.2.8
+PKG_VERSION:=8.2.9
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=025a1594ab0c8d44c8c3532a99e4873727c50941
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=ff879d814caba6807f64288de22db6f78c03438c
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/wifimngr.git
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Anjan Chanda <anjan.chanda@iopsys.eu>