diff --git a/package/libconfig/libconfig.hash b/package/libconfig/libconfig.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30110cbbd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libconfig/libconfig.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally computed:
+sha256  e31daa390d8e4461c8830512fe2e13ba1a3d6a02a2305a02429eec61e68703f6  libconfig-1.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk b/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
index a70ff943a7..f11937c4e2 100644
--- a/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
+++ b/package/libconfig/libconfig.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBCONFIG_VERSION = 1.4.9
+LIBCONFIG_VERSION = 1.5
 LIBCONFIG_SITE = http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig
 LIBCONFIG_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
 LIBCONFIG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LIB