diff --git a/utils/openocd/Makefile b/utils/openocd/Makefile
index aadd3e2f3..9f86330d4 100644
--- a/utils/openocd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/openocd/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=openocd
-PKG_VERSION:=v0.8.0-258-gd537cfa
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=v0.9.0-rc1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code