diff --git a/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig b/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
index 4d764c5a51..0c1ab01987 100644
--- a/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/lego_ev3_defconfig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS4_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.09.01"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.05"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="legoev3"
 
 # host