diff --git a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
index b0269a5..61f87fb 100644
--- a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_eglibc-initial_aarch64         ?= "2.17"
 #Everybody else can just use this: 
 ANGSTROM_GCC_VERSION                             ?= "4.8%"
 
-ANGSTROM_QEMU_VERSION                            ?= "1.5.0"
+ANGSTROM_QEMU_VERSION                            ?= "1.6.1"
 
 ANGSTROM_BINUTILS_VERSION                        ?= "2.23.2"