diff --git a/net/knot/Makefile b/net/knot/Makefile
index 2b6c8f335..5abe85050 100644
--- a/net/knot/Makefile
+++ b/net/knot/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2014 CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. <knot-dns@labs.nic.cz>
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. <knot-dns@labs.nic.cz>
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=knot
-PKG_VERSION:=1.5.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.6.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://secure.nic.cz/files/knot-dns/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=bab73ec83ad7f1d64bb765bf0c72caae
+PKG_MD5SUM:=acea8f90079c4f90ee841d1cfa3ccd30
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Daniel Salzman <daniel.salzman@nic.cz>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+