diff --git a/net/wget/Makefile b/net/wget/Makefile
index a146a01ef..c220877eb 100644
--- a/net/wget/Makefile
+++ b/net/wget/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wget
-PKG_VERSION:=1.16.3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.17.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=d2e4455781a70140ae83b54ca594ce21
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b0d58ef4963690e71effba24c105ed52
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Maxim Storchak <m.storchak@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING