diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
index 1dd93941..72dae659 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyAMA0"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.10%"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "2021.04"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "2021.07"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_trusted-firmware-a ?= "2.5%"
 
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "virtual/trusted-firmware-a u-boot"