diff --git a/extensions/vp9/README.md b/extensions/vp9/README.md
index 9601829c91..306f04d0e2 100644
--- a/extensions/vp9/README.md
+++ b/extensions/vp9/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/libyuv/libyuv libyuv
 
 ```
 cd "${VP9_EXT_PATH}/jni/libvpx" && \
-git checkout tags/v1.6.1 -b v1.6.1 && \
+git checkout tags/v1.7.0 -b v1.7.0 && \
 cd "${VP9_EXT_PATH}/jni/libyuv" && \
 git checkout 996a2bbd
 ```