diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index ab4a1acda7..94a84ddf94 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.11.6
+AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.12.6
 AUTOMAKE_SOURCE = automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VERSION).tar.xz
 AUTOMAKE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/automake
 AUTOMAKE_LICENSE = GPLv2+