diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cb517fa2..12b09d154 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ if(NOT ARMADILLO_FOUND)
          set(armadillo_MD5 "8116185e1d7391eed3bf6c500f81b4d8")
          set(ARMA_FILE_EXTENSION "gz")
      else(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.1)
-         set(armadillo_RELEASE 7.500.2)
-         set(armadillo_MD5 "c7dc07d6d2d9f92432cf06d44b6508b2")
+         set(armadillo_RELEASE 7.600.1)
+         set(armadillo_MD5 "7edc68972ad5f0121efcd1173551d9a1")
          set(ARMA_FILE_EXTENSION "xz")
      endif(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.1)