diff --git a/3rd-party/hwloc-2.4.0.tar.gz b/3rd-party/hwloc-2.4.0.tar.gz
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diff --git a/3rd-party/hwloc-2.7.0.tar.gz b/3rd-party/hwloc-2.7.0.tar.gz
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diff --git a/autogen.pl b/autogen.pl
index 23d46ad8423..86c42d8052a 100755
--- a/autogen.pl
+++ b/autogen.pl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 # version of packages we ship as tarballs
 my $libevent_version="2.1.12-stable";
-my $hwloc_version="2.4.0";
+my $hwloc_version="2.7.0";
 
 # One-time setup
 my $username;