diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
index 99c845d105..6c49abf8a9 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_12=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="am335x_evm"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2013.10"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.05"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="MLO"