diff --git a/package/iw/iw.mk b/package/iw/iw.mk
index bf235205be..9c680936c1 100644
--- a/package/iw/iw.mk
+++ b/package/iw/iw.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-IW_VERSION = 3.5
+IW_VERSION = 3.6
 IW_SOURCE = iw-$(IW_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IW_SITE = http://wireless.kernel.org/download/iw
 IW_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config libnl