diff --git a/libs/libconfig/Makefile b/libs/libconfig/Makefile
index 6b50e5ed5..b5f98853e 100644
--- a/libs/libconfig/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libconfig/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2012 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libconfig
-PKG_VERSION:=1.4.7
+PKG_VERSION:=1.4.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig
-PKG_MD5SUM:=d57da7a91aadbfd53afedb5c1bade5f4
+PKG_MD5SUM:=36788da452e9fcfc8efb7661ef5d31ef
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 PKG_INSTALL:=1