diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index f65bd1c..5fc81d7 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ VERSION=$1
 LANGUAGES=c,c++,fortran,ada,objc,obj-c++
 PLUGINS=
 BINUTILS_GITURL=https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
-BINUTILS_VERSION=2.40
+BINUTILS_VERSION=2.42
 BINUTILS_REVISION=$BINUTILS_VERSION
 CONFIG=""