diff --git a/package/xz/xz.mk b/package/xz/xz.mk
index dfc0638ccc..1d8c7ee6ed 100644
--- a/package/xz/xz.mk
+++ b/package/xz/xz.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xz-utils
 #
 #############################################################
-XZ_VERSION = 5.0.0
+XZ_VERSION = 5.0.1
 XZ_SOURCE = xz-$(XZ_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XZ_SITE = http://tukaani.org/xz/
 XZ_INSTALL_STAGING = YES