diff --git a/package/file/file.mk b/package/file/file.mk
index 4b3fdf9073..d9a533f4d8 100644
--- a/package/file/file.mk
+++ b/package/file/file.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-FILE_VERSION = 5.05
+FILE_VERSION = 5.09
 FILE_SITE = ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/
 FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-file zlib
 HOST_FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib