diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=libevent
-$(package)_version=2.1.8-stable
+$(package)_version=2.1.11-stable
 $(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libevent/libevent/archive/
 $(package)_file_name=release-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=316ddb401745ac5d222d7c529ef1eada12f58f6376a66c1118eee803cb70f83d
+$(package)_sha256_hash=229393ab2bf0dc94694f21836846b424f3532585bac3468738b7bf752c03901e
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   ./autogen.sh
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 | FreeType | [2.7.1](http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype) |  | No |  |  |
 | GCC |  | [5.0](https://gcc.gnu.org/) (C++14 support) |  |  |  |
 | HarfBuzz-NG |  |  |  |  |  |
-| libevent | [2.1.8-stable](https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases) | 2.0.22 | No |  |  |
+| libevent | [2.1.11-stable](https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases) | 2.0.22 | No |  |  |
 | libpng |  |  |  |  | Yes |
 | libsrvg | |  |  |  |  |
 | MiniUPnPc | [2.0.20180203](http://miniupnp.free.fr/files) | 1.5 | No |  |  |