diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 5c580b156b..3f7b8ac75d 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gnumake_recursive =
 enable_shared = $(ENABLE_SHARED:no=)
 
 UNICODE_VERSION = 12.1.0
-UNICODE_EMOJI_VERSION = 12.0
+UNICODE_EMOJI_VERSION = 12.1
 UNICODE_BETA = NO
 
 ### set the following environment variable or uncomment the line if