diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libmicrohttpd.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libmicrohttpd.py
index 613e9e8..bec5080 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libmicrohttpd.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libmicrohttpd.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class MicroHttpd(Dependency):
     name = "libmicrohttpd"
 
     class Source(ReleaseDownload):
-        archive = Remotefile('libmicrohttpd-0.9.63.tar.gz',
-                             '37c36f1be177f0e37ef181a645cd3baac1000bd322a01c2eff70f3cc8c91749c',
-                             'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd-0.9.63.tar.gz')
+        archive = Remotefile('libmicrohttpd-0.9.71.tar.gz',
+                             'e8f445e85faf727b89e9f9590daea4473ae00ead38b237cf1eda55172b89b182',
+                             'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd-0.9.71.tar.gz')
 
     class Builder(MakeBuilder):
         configure_option = "--disable-https --without-libgcrypt --without-libcurl --disable-doc --disable-examples"
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/versions.py b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
index 8993ca8..85b4cd5 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/versions.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ release_versions = {
 
 # This is the "version" of the whole base_deps_versions dict.
 # Change this when you change base_deps_versions.
-base_deps_meta_version = '68'
+base_deps_meta_version = '69'
 
 base_deps_versions = {
   'zlib' : '1.2.8',
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ base_deps_versions = {
   'xapian-core' : '1.4.14',
   'mustache' : '4.1',
   'pugixml' : '1.2',
-  'libmicrohttpd' : '0.9.63',
+  'libmicrohttpd' : '0.9.71',
   'gumbo' : '0.10.1',
   'icu4c' : '58.2',
   'libaria2' : '1.33.1',