diff --git a/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig b/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
index b4a1000036..555a63e36c 100644
--- a/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS4_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2018.11"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2021.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="legoev3"
 
 # host