diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.11.8.bb b/meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.12.1.bb
similarity index 68%
rename from meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.11.8.bb
rename to meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.12.1.bb
index 17049c8c28..4e097a28c8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.11.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/libbsd/libbsd_0.12.1.bb
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+# FIXME: the LIC_FILES_CHKSUM values have been updated by 'devtool upgrade'.
+# The following is the difference between the old and the new license text.
+# Please update the LICENSE value if needed, and summarize the changes in
+# the commit message via 'License-Update:' tag.
+# (example: 'License-Update: copyright years updated.')
+#
+# The changes:
+#
+# --- COPYING
+# +++ COPYING
+# @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+#  Files:
+#   *
+#  Copyright:
+# - Copyright © 2004-2006, 2008-2022 Guillem Jover <guillem@hadrons.org>
+# + Copyright © 2004-2024 Guillem Jover <guillem@hadrons.org>
+#  License: BSD-3-clause
+#  
+#  Files:
+# 
+#
+
 SUMMARY = "Library of utility functions from BSD systems"
 DESCRIPTION = "This library provides useful functions commonly found on BSD systems, \
                and lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making it easier to port \
@@ -33,12 +55,12 @@ LICENSE:${PN}-locale = "BSD-3-Clause & ISC & PD"
 LICENSE:${PN}-src = "BSD-3-Clause & ISC & PD"
 LICENSE:${PN}-staticdev = "BSD-3-Clause & ISC & PD"
 
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=befe09fada57bdcf7f7c12f51081b08f"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=9b087a0981a1fcad42efbba6d4925a0f"
 SECTION = "libs"
 
 SRC_URI = "https://libbsd.freedesktop.org/releases/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "55fdfa2696fb4d55a592fa9ad14a9df897c7b0008ddb3b30c419914841f85f33"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "d7747f8ec1baa6ff5c096a9dd587c061233dec90da0f1aedd66d830f6db6996a"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig