diff --git a/sysoptions.h b/sysoptions.h
index 9a76655f2625feb300527cf70b928a0a1224cba0..9ad59b3d9dc072321c4053f822ac5fe0ef0b52a2 100644
--- a/sysoptions.h
+++ b/sysoptions.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *******************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef DROPBEAR_VERSION
-#define DROPBEAR_VERSION "2016.73"
+#define DROPBEAR_VERSION "2016.74"
 #endif
 
 #define LOCAL_IDENT "SSH-2.0-dropbear_" DROPBEAR_VERSION