diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 05d6da9f13..f09814ca49 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 <!ENTITY lua-version                  "5.3.3">
 <!ENTITY mercurial-version            "3.9.2">
 <!ENTITY nasm-version                 "2.12.02">
-<!ENTITY ninja-version                "1.7.1">
+<!ENTITY ninja-version                "1.7.2">
 <!ENTITY npapi-sdk-version            "0.27.2">
 <!ENTITY php-version                  "7.0.12">
 <!ENTITY python2-version              "2.7.12">