diff --git a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/actions.py b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/actions.py
index 1a363f18af..8dd0266a26 100644
--- a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/actions.py
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ def setup():
     shelltools.cd("build")
     cmaketools.configure("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
                           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
-                          -DUSE_QT5=ON \
                           -DNETWORKMONITOR_PLUGIN=yes \
-                          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release  \
-                          -DPULL_TRANSLATIONS=yes", sourceDir="..")
+                          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release", sourceDir="..")
 
 def build():
     shelltools.cd("build")
diff --git a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/files/panel.conf b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/files/panel.conf
index ca929fe26c..0dc22e71ad 100644
--- a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/files/panel.conf
+++ b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/files/panel.conf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lockPanel=false
 opacity=100
 panelSize=38
 plugins=mainmenu, desktopswitch, showdesktop, quicklaunch, taskbar, tray, kbindicator, statusnotifier, networkmonitor, volume, mount, worldclock
-position=Left
+position=Top
 reserve-space=true
 show-delay=0
 width=100
diff --git a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/pspec.xml b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/pspec.xml
index a84fb03a44..b5252f9277 100644
--- a/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/lxqt/lxqt-panel/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <Icon>lxqt</Icon>
         <Summary>Desktop panel</Summary>
         <Description>The LXQt desktop panel</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="0f505a0211b687ecdb7713391f2f82c4aa22d09c" type="tarxz">https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-panel/releases/download/0.16.0/lxqt-panel-0.16.0.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="441d3754d91a33b7162fddf3c0a293077a9bac66" type="tarxz">https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-panel/releases/download/0.17.1/lxqt-panel-0.17.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
             <Dependency>libXdamage-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libdbusmenu-qt-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="0.16.0">liblxqt-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>libqtxdg-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="0.17.0">liblxqt-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="3.7.1">libqtxdg-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxkbcommon-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>lm_sensors-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>lxqt-globalkeys-devel</Dependency>
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
             <Dependency>alsa-lib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-linguist</Dependency>
             <Dependency>solid-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="0.3.3">libsysstat-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="0.4.5">libsysstat-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libstatgrab</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxcb-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xcb-util-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXrender-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>desktop-file-utils</Dependency>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="0.7.0">lxqt-build-tools</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="0.9.0">lxqt-build-tools</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="13">
+            <Date>2021-04-26</Date>
+            <Version>0.17.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Ayhan Yalçınsoy</Name>
+            <Email>ayhanyalcinsoy@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="12">
             <Date>2020-11-05</Date>
             <Version>0.16.0</Version>