diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 55c3cc1d6834..6ea342e8e158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 #define DRV_EXTRAVERSION "-k"
 
-#define DRV_VERSION "1.3.16" DRV_EXTRAVERSION
+#define DRV_VERSION "1.5.1" DRV_EXTRAVERSION
 char e1000e_driver_name[] = "e1000e";
 const char e1000e_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;