diff --git a/build_binutils.sh b/build_binutils.sh
index 9b35732..e3c1756 100755
--- a/build_binutils.sh
+++ b/build_binutils.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ eval $(tools/osxcross_conf.sh)
 
 # binutils version to build
 if [ -z "$BINUTILS_VERSION" ]; then
-  BINUTILS_VERSION=2.26
+  BINUTILS_VERSION=2.27
 fi
 
 # gdb version to build