diff --git a/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile b/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
index 7e60c67c0f..e971313930 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=micropython-lib
-PKG_VERSION:=1.27.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.28.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=micropython-lib-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib/archive/refs/tags/v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=d108975cc3940c868aa934adac9553f36bf6bcbb2a77190a6f78724ffc6bbeb5
+PKG_HASH:=244f1ac1623674444a2092983e22c0a1f6ac89ae116f93bc0f6bc05c77dd38bc
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT Python-2.0.1
diff --git a/lang/python/micropython/Makefile b/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
index 40c2419082..2a8ab5cef2 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=micropython
-PKG_VERSION:=1.27.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.28.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/micropython/micropython/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=9874b20646c3bbe81d524f779a16875e5d088b7065e175ffd2aa2a02f50573c9
+PKG_HASH:=4e43c59657b8da33b4bc503509a827cc3ea6cb66c446475c57776cf4467ba215
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
diff --git a/lang/python/micropython/patches/040-extmod-use-external-mbedtls.patch b/lang/python/micropython/patches/040-extmod-use-external-mbedtls.patch
index 3e1a145ba8..f092638941 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython/patches/040-extmod-use-external-mbedtls.patch
+++ b/lang/python/micropython/patches/040-extmod-use-external-mbedtls.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH 06/10] extmod: Use system mbedtls
 
 --- a/extmod/extmod.mk
 +++ b/extmod/extmod.mk
-@@ -242,91 +242,12 @@ SRC_THIRDPARTY_C += $(addprefix $(AXTLS_
+@@ -243,91 +243,12 @@ SRC_THIRDPARTY_C += $(addprefix $(AXTLS_
  	crypto/sha1.c \
  	)
  else ifeq ($(MICROPY_SSL_MBEDTLS),1)
diff --git a/lang/python/micropython/test.sh b/lang/python/micropython/test.sh
index 82cf2ecd0c..95909cab8a 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython/test.sh
+++ b/lang/python/micropython/test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-nl="
-"
+[ "$1" = "micropython-mbedtls" ] || [ "$1" = "micropython-nossl" ] || exit 0
 
-micropython -c "import sys${nl}print(sys.version)" | grep -F " MicroPython v${PKG_VERSION} "
+micropython -c "import sys; print(sys.version)" | grep -F "MicroPython v$2"
+micropython -c "print('hello from micropython')" | grep -F "hello from micropython"