diff --git a/community/openvswitch/APKBUILD b/community/openvswitch/APKBUILD
index 7169cfe3793..2c7dc9c7931 100644
--- a/community/openvswitch/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/openvswitch/APKBUILD
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Lindsay Zhou <i@lin.moe>
 maintainer="Lindsay Zhou <i@lin.moe>"
 pkgname=openvswitch
-# Note: Update only to LTS versions
-# Check https://docs.openvswitch.org/en/latest/internals/release-process/
-pkgver=3.3.7
+pkgver=3.6.1
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="production quality, multilayer virtual switch"
 url="https://www.openvswitch.org/"
@@ -134,12 +132,12 @@ _py3() {
 }
 
 sha512sums="
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-993588f22dcf4fc5855734d331b8770ec09da4762e34359a645f3c29c67ad3134356950475d98881ea892eec5c3f68fffb8e81a605d6cc4b36cb65995e733208  readme.debian.patch
+ae2cfffadc4809f5081d43acdb0dd512f331ea7a59c8b7f957adcceca2b7be16f35c569672babda61da3cd8aca920984d1525e96e3970291c4dd0ac999b99b09  readme.debian.patch
 "
diff --git a/community/openvswitch/readme.debian.patch b/community/openvswitch/readme.debian.patch
index 352526d1bb6..f8e5de4bc05 100644
--- a/community/openvswitch/readme.debian.patch
+++ b/community/openvswitch/readme.debian.patch
@@ -1,30 +1,18 @@
 diff --git a/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian b/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
-index cb6567ec8..05ee1b6b1 100644
+index cdfc57c26..04432eeb3 100644
 --- a/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
 +++ b/debian/openvswitch-switch.README.Debian
-@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -README.Debian for openvswitch-switch
 +README.Alpine for openvswitch-switch
  ---------------------------------
  
--The Linux kernel 3.3 or later has an integrated Open vSwitch kernel
--module.  Theis Linux kernel module lacks a few features that are in
--the third-party module.  For details, please see the FAQ, "What
--features are not available in the Open vSwitch kernel datapath that
--ships as part of the upstream Linux kernel?".  If you need the
--additional features, you will need to build and install a Linux kernel
--module by hand from the openvswitch source package.
--
--
 -Debian network scripts (ifupdown) integration
 +network scripts integration
  ------------------------------------------------
--This package lets a user to optionally configure Open vSwitch bridges
-+This package enables a user to optionally configure Open vSwitch bridges
+ This package lets a user to optionally configure Open vSwitch bridges
  and ports from /etc/network/interfaces. Please refer to the interfaces(5)
- manpage for more details regarding /etc/network/interfaces.
- 
-@@ -172,115 +163,30 @@ iface gre1 inet manual
+@@ -163,115 +163,28 @@ iface gre1 inet manual
  
  ex 8: Create and destroy bridges.
  
@@ -76,12 +64,10 @@ index cb6567ec8..05ee1b6b1 100644
 -[DHCP]
 -ClientIdentifier=mac
 -```
-+lxc.hook.pre-start = /etc/lxc/ovsup
-+lxc.hook.post-stop = /etc/lxc/ovsdown
- 
+-
 -Please note how the DHCP ClientIdentifier above has been configured with the
 -mac address.
- 
+-
 -To create a OVS bridge "br-ens160" and add "ens160" as a port of that
 -bridge, you can change the .network configuration for "ens160" to look like:
 -
@@ -157,3 +143,5 @@ index cb6567ec8..05ee1b6b1 100644
 -bridges using tools like "ovs-vsctl" or "ovs-dpctl".  This is also a problem
 -when you upgrade your openvswitch kernel module using commands like
 -'force-reload-kmod'.
++lxc.hook.pre-start = /etc/lxc/ovsup
++lxc.hook.post-stop = /etc/lxc/ovsdown