diff --git a/package/python-lmdb/Config.in b/package/python-lmdb/Config.in
index b63af96ec4..a94badbe76 100644
--- a/package/python-lmdb/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-lmdb/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_LMDB
 	bool "python-lmdb"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CFFI # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PATCH_NG # runtime
 	help
 	  Universal Python binding for the LMDB 'Lightning' Database.
 
diff --git a/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.hash b/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.hash
index f729c197f8..525c434f2a 100644
--- a/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.hash
+++ b/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/lmdb/json
-md5  f9d67b42a6d708ec1cfc860f67e20387  lmdb-1.6.2.tar.gz
-sha256  d28e3fa59935ff688858760ec52f202ecb8c1089a3f68d1f162ea3078d151e73  lmdb-1.6.2.tar.gz
+md5  0996b2df3b8019b76ce1fa37913e41f0  lmdb-1.7.5.tar.gz
+sha256  f0604751762cb097059d5412444c4057b95f386c7ed958363cf63f453e5108da  lmdb-1.7.5.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  310fe25c858a9515fc8c8d7d1f24a67c9496f84a91e0a0e41ea9975b1371e569  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.mk b/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.mk
index 1648ed7054..3f92ef066f 100644
--- a/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.mk
+++ b/package/python-lmdb/python-lmdb.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_LMDB_VERSION = 1.6.2
+PYTHON_LMDB_VERSION = 1.7.5
 PYTHON_LMDB_SOURCE = lmdb-$(PYTHON_LMDB_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_LMDB_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/71/54/fb1d5918406a72fcf46fbfaece7c0349d88cd8685f5443a142ddd7dac05b
+PYTHON_LMDB_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c7/a3/3756f2c6adba4a1413dba55e6c81a20b38a868656517308533e33cb59e1c
 PYTHON_LMDB_LICENSE = OLDAP-2.8
 PYTHON_LMDB_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+PYTHON_LMDB_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-cffi host-python-patch-ng
 PYTHON_LMDB_CPE_ID_VENDOR = py-lmdb_project
 PYTHON_LMDB_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = py-lmdb
 PYTHON_LMDB_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools