diff --git a/package/sudo/sudo.mk b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
index 661d858b11..e0db465ddd 100644
--- a/package/sudo/sudo.mk
+++ b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-SUDO_VERSION = 1.8.6p7
+SUDO_VERSION = 1.8.8
 SUDO_SITE    = http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist
 SUDO_LICENSE = ICS BSD-3c
 SUDO_LICENSE_FILES = doc/LICENSE