diff --git a/net/nginx/Makefile b/net/nginx/Makefile
index 46d039012a..59af03126b 100644
--- a/net/nginx/Makefile
+++ b/net/nginx/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nginx
-PKG_VERSION:=1.25.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.26.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=nginx-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://nginx.org/download/
-PKG_HASH:=2fe2294f8af4144e7e842eaea884182a84ee7970e11046ba98194400902bbec0
+PKG_HASH:=f9187468ff2eb159260bfd53867c25ff8e334726237acf227b9e870e53d3e36b
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Thomas Heil <heil@terminal-consulting.de> \
 				Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>