diff --git a/conf/distro/include/qt5-versions.inc b/conf/distro/include/qt5-versions.inc
index 35dd211af2..432da9f7f9 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/qt5-versions.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/qt5-versions.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Select which version you prefer by defining QT5_VERSION and including this file
 # possible values now "5.0.2", "5.1.0", "5.1.0+git%"
 
-QT5_VERSION ?= "5.0.2"
+QT5_VERSION ?= "5.1.0"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_qtbase-native = "${QT5_VERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_qtbase = "${QT5_VERSION}"