diff --git a/depends/packages/freetype.mk b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
index 7cea28ff0bb..76b025c4631 100644
--- a/depends/packages/freetype.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=freetype
-$(package)_version=2.6.3
+$(package)_version=2.7.1
 $(package)_download_path=http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/$(package)
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=371e707aa522acf5b15ce93f11183c725b8ed1ee8546d7b3af549863045863a2
+$(package)_sha256_hash=3a3bb2c4e15ffb433f2032f50a5b5a92558206822e22bfe8cbe339af4aa82f88
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--without-zlib --without-png --disable-static