diff --git a/utils/hwinfo/Makefile b/utils/hwinfo/Makefile
index ffa668b05..40993627a 100644
--- a/utils/hwinfo/Makefile
+++ b/utils/hwinfo/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hwinfo
 PKG_VERSION:=21.71
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/openSUSE/hwinfo/tar.gz/$(PKG_VERSION)?
diff --git a/utils/hwinfo/patches/0-hardcoding-version b/utils/hwinfo/patches/0-hardcoding-version
index cf98939f9..6986f6796 100644
--- a/utils/hwinfo/patches/0-hardcoding-version
+++ b/utils/hwinfo/patches/0-hardcoding-version
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ with hwinfo version changes when updating the package
 -VERSION := $(shell $(GIT2LOG) --version VERSION ; cat VERSION)
 -endif
 +BRANCH  := master
-+VERSION := $(shell echo 21.7 > VERSION; cat VERSION)
++VERSION := $(shell echo 21.71 > VERSION; cat VERSION)
  PREFIX  := hwinfo-$(VERSION)
  
  include Makefile.common