diff --git a/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc b/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
index 10a906e86..021890113 100644
--- a/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
+++ b/package/base/binutils/binutils.desc
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.16.91.0.7
+[V] 2.17.50.0.3
 [P] X 012------9 100.900
 
-[D] 3511157797 binutils-2.16.91.0.7.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/
+[D] 4257880162 binutils-2.17.50.0.3.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/