diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
index 94aa2bfe..c4a5f6b3 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/fvp-common.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyAMA0"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.10%"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "2020.10"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "2021.01"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_trusted-firmware-a ?= "2.4%"
 
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "virtual/trusted-firmware-a u-boot"
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2020.10/fvp-base-arm32/0001-Add-vexpress_aemv8a_aarch32-variant.patch b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2021.01/fvp-base-arm32/0001-Add-vexpress_aemv8a_aarch32-variant.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2020.10/fvp-base-arm32/0001-Add-vexpress_aemv8a_aarch32-variant.patch
rename to meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2021.01/fvp-base-arm32/0001-Add-vexpress_aemv8a_aarch32-variant.patch
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2020.10/fvp-base/u-boot_vexpress_fvp.patch b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2021.01/fvp-base/u-boot_vexpress_fvp.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2020.10/fvp-base/u-boot_vexpress_fvp.patch
rename to meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-2021.01/fvp-base/u-boot_vexpress_fvp.patch
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2020.10.bbappend b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2021.01.bbappend
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2020.10.bbappend
rename to meta-arm-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2021.01.bbappend