diff --git a/component/rsync/buildout.cfg b/component/rsync/buildout.cfg
index 07a5fb4c11e696648a48f4f61652868ee798cdd0..49bfd28981047bee568888620210743c1be44c1c 100644
--- a/component/rsync/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/rsync/buildout.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ parts =
 
 [rsync]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.cmmi
-url = http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/src/rsync-3.0.9.tar.gz
-md5sum = 5ee72266fe2c1822333c407e1761b92b
+url = http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/src/rsync-3.1.1.tar.gz
+md5sum = 43bd6676f0b404326eee2d63be3cdcfe
 make-options =
   PREFIX=${buildout:parts-directory}/${:_buildout_section_name_}