diff --git a/lfs/strongswan b/lfs/strongswan
index 8e7532976..553120c14 100644
--- a/lfs/strongswan
+++ b/lfs/strongswan
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 5.0.2
+VER        = 5.0.3rc1
 
 THISAPP    = strongswan-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 77dc16443fd141f46183d3a4f60986ef
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = e643b1492509b90fb4bcf3cf40326cc1
 
 install : $(TARGET)