diff --git a/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg b/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
index 0144c2dce8179860101ee78df962adc61aac82c9..36af2bced1873dad60979b94bc27b515655902a0 100644
--- a/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/mariadb/buildout.cfg
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ download-only = true
 
 [mariadb]
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
-version = 5.5.28a
+version = 5.5.29
 revision = 1
 url = http://downloads.askmonty.org/f/mariadb-${:version}/kvm-tarbake-jaunty-x86/mariadb-${:version}.tar.gz/from/http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb
-md5sum = a2d20a040ef1e49944a4ffe65ed7fefa
+md5sum = 643cca7f07f7b00ca3ae1515e6f245d6
 # compile directory is required to build mysql plugins.
 keep-compile-dir = true
 patch-options = -p0