diff --git a/package/ed/ed.mk b/package/ed/ed.mk
index 2196af0f0d..f5a4b225f2 100644
--- a/package/ed/ed.mk
+++ b/package/ed/ed.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-ED_VERSION = 1.5
+ED_VERSION = 1.6
 ED_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/ed
 ED_CONF_OPT = CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"