diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.7.bb b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.8.bb
similarity index 91%
rename from meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.7.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.8.bb
index bf1ca8d56e..980c488640 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.7.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.4.8.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_${VERSION_TA
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "e149bdd8b90254c62b3d195da53a09bd531a4d63a963b0d8a5268d48dd2f6a65"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a247a7f6bbb21cf2ca81ea4cbb916bfb9717ca523631675f99b3d4a5678dcd16"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:class-native += "-DEXPAT_BUILD_DOCS=OFF"