diff --git a/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index 0b4a860cfa..a3384eebc3 100644
--- a/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/package/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version: 3.7
+@version: 3.9
 
 source s_sys {
 	file("/proc/kmsg" program_override("kernel"));