diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.2.bb
similarity index 92%
rename from meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.1.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.2.bb
index 9bdc3b6206..6c9db91bef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.6.2.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${GITHUB_BASE_URI}/download/R_${VERSION_TAG}/expat-${PV}.tar.bz2  \
 GITHUB_BASE_URI = "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "releases/tag/R_(?P<pver>.+)"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4677d957c0c6cb2a3321101944574c24113b637c7ab1cf0659a27c5babc201fd"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9c7c1b5dcbc3c237c500a8fb1493e14d9582146dd9b42aa8d3ffb856a3b927e0"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:class-native += "-DEXPAT_BUILD_DOCS=OFF"