diff --git a/component/grep/buildout.cfg b/component/grep/buildout.cfg
index d5d60520389a4b34d949b51aa98a39dd92c5bbe8..fab5e463b57fe5f1662c8954c31375ace4d44015 100644
--- a/component/grep/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/grep/buildout.cfg
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ parts =
 
 [grep]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.cmmi
-url = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep-2.16.tar.xz
-md5sum = 502350a6c8f7c2b12ee58829e760b44d
+url = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep-2.17.tar.xz
+md5sum = 3b1f0cbf1139e76171f790665b1b41cf
 environment =
   PATH=${xz-utils:location}/bin:%(PATH)s
   CPPFLAGS=-I${pcre:location}/include