diff --git a/net/unbound/Makefile b/net/unbound/Makefile
index 1c17edde1..a137686bc 100644
--- a/net/unbound/Makefile
+++ b/net/unbound/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=unbound
-PKG_VERSION:=1.16.3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.17.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound
-PKG_HASH:=ea0c6665e2c3325b769eac1dfccd60fe1828d5fcf662650039eccb3f67edb28e
+PKG_HASH:=dcbc95d7891d9f910c66e4edc9f1f2fde4dea2eec18e3af9f75aed44a02f1341
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Eric Luehrsen <ericluehrsen@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
diff --git a/net/unbound/patches/010-configure-uname.patch b/net/unbound/patches/010-configure-uname.patch
index dbdb5d1c8..ca9c47631 100644
--- a/net/unbound/patches/010-configure-uname.patch
+++ b/net/unbound/patches/010-configure-uname.patch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Fix cross compile errors by inserting an environment variable for the
 target. Use "uname" on host only if "UNAME" variable is empty.
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ if test x_$ub_test_python != x_no; then
+@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ if test x_$ub_test_python != x_no; then
     fi
  fi
  
diff --git a/net/unbound/patches/100-example-conf-in.patch b/net/unbound/patches/100-example-conf-in.patch
index e81ed87c4..15cfc0562 100644
--- a/net/unbound/patches/100-example-conf-in.patch
+++ b/net/unbound/patches/100-example-conf-in.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ starting point for embedded routers if one is not going to use UCI.
 +++ b/doc/example.conf.in
 @@ -19,6 +19,76 @@ server:
  	# verbosity number, 0 is least verbose. 1 is default.
- 	verbosity: 1
+ 	# verbosity: 1
  
 +	############################################################################
 +	# MEMORY CONTROL EXAMPLE