diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/Config.in
index 703e11d788..b4a2e4af9e 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/Config.in
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XAPP_XKBEVD
 	bool "xkbevd"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXKBFILE
 	help
-	  xkbevd 1.0.2
+	  xkbevd 1.1.0
 	  XKB event daemon
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/xapp_xkbevd.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/xapp_xkbevd.mk
index 9c508eb281..48d65656fa 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/xapp_xkbevd.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbevd/xapp_xkbevd.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-XAPP_XKBEVD_VERSION = 1.0.2
+XAPP_XKBEVD_VERSION = 1.1.0
 XAPP_XKBEVD_SOURCE = xkbevd-$(XAPP_XKBEVD_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XKBEVD_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_XKBEVD_AUTORECONF = NO