diff --git a/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.hash b/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.hash
index b4d455ceb7..8973b4bffb 100644
--- a/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.hash
+++ b/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # computed by luarocks/buildroot
-sha256  68bd8e3c3e20f98fceb9e20d5a7a50168202c22eb45b87eff3247a0608f465ae  luautf8-0.1.5-2.src.rock
-sha256  74506285923bcc3e58aaca1b774db26461021783d02b2dc26bafcaa02ef7a00b  luautf8-0.1.5/LICENSE
+sha256  37901bc127c4afe9f611bba58af7b12eda6599fc270e1706e2f767807dfacd82  luautf8-0.1.6-1.src.rock
+sha256  74506285923bcc3e58aaca1b774db26461021783d02b2dc26bafcaa02ef7a00b  luautf8-0.1.6/LICENSE
diff --git a/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.mk b/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.mk
index 33c34a4eb2..991ebfa2f9 100644
--- a/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.mk
+++ b/package/lua-utf8/lua-utf8.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LUA_UTF8_VERSION = 0.1.5-2
+LUA_UTF8_VERSION = 0.1.6-1
 LUA_UTF8_NAME_UPSTREAM = luautf8
 LUA_UTF8_LICENSE = MIT
 LUA_UTF8_LICENSE_FILES = $(LUA_UTF8_SUBDIR)/LICENSE