diff --git a/extras/tools/packages.mak b/extras/tools/packages.mak
index 1daab545bde315ec0919d648c7af9238aef713a4..c9c79ea0060d94a501ad6b22ed1f23bab6dad0b7 100644
--- a/extras/tools/packages.mak
+++ b/extras/tools/packages.mak
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIBTOOL_URL=$(GNU)/libtool/libtool-$(LIBTOOL_VERSION).tar.xz
 AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.69
 AUTOCONF_URL=$(GNU)/autoconf/autoconf-$(AUTOCONF_VERSION).tar.gz
 
-AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.15.1
+AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.16.2
 AUTOMAKE_URL=$(GNU)/automake/automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VERSION).tar.gz
 
 M4_VERSION=1.4.18