diff --git a/net/libunbound/Makefile b/net/libunbound/Makefile
index d50c79c9474..2c1a6243851 100644
--- a/net/libunbound/Makefile
+++ b/net/libunbound/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 COMMENT=	validating DNS resolver library
 
-DISTNAME=	unbound-1.16.3
+DISTNAME=	unbound-1.17.0
 PKGNAME=	lib${DISTNAME}
 
 SHARED_LIBS +=  unbound              4.1      # 9.3
diff --git a/net/libunbound/distinfo b/net/libunbound/distinfo
index 18f0cde8ef4..042e313b80d 100644
--- a/net/libunbound/distinfo
+++ b/net/libunbound/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (unbound-1.16.3.tar.gz) = 6gxmZeLDMlt2nqwd/M1g/hgo1fz2YmUAOezLP2ftso4=
-SIZE (unbound-1.16.3.tar.gz) = 6204330
+SHA256 (unbound-1.17.0.tar.gz) = 3LyV14kdn5EMZuTtyfHy/eTeou7Bjjr591rtRKAvE0E=
+SIZE (unbound-1.17.0.tar.gz) = 6235060