diff --git a/package/base/automake/automake.desc b/package/base/automake/automake.desc
index 1d8ede0c9..7da587368 100644
--- a/package/base/automake/automake.desc
+++ b/package/base/automake/automake.desc
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if xpkg == automake19
-[V] 1.9.3
-[D] 488348187 automake-1.9.3.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/
+[V] 1.9.6
+[D] 632458992 automake-1.9.6.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/
 #endif
 
 [CD] <COPY> cp $cachedir/automake18.cache $confdir/$pkg.cache