diff --git a/libs/libwebsockets/Makefile b/libs/libwebsockets/Makefile
index 71acda361..ca377d3fa 100644
--- a/libs/libwebsockets/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libwebsockets/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libwebsockets
-PKG_VERSION:=1.6.2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.7.3
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz