diff --git a/pkg/file/build b/pkg/file/build
index 8c664aa..d049f87 100755
--- a/pkg/file/build
+++ b/pkg/file/build
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-VERSION="5.36"
+VERSION="5.37"
 SRCDIR="file-${VERSION}"
 TARBALL="${SRCDIR}.tar.gz"
 URL="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file"
-SHA256SUM="fb608290c0fd2405a8f63e5717abf6d03e22e183fb21884413d1edd918184379"
+SHA256SUM="e9c13967f7dd339a3c241b7710ba093560b9a33013491318e88e6b8b57bae07f"
 DEPENDS="zlib-dev toolchain"
 SUBPKG="file file-dev"