diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.0.bb b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.1.bb
similarity index 92%
rename from meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.1.bb
index 53c141c2005..fa48d42bf86 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/expat/expat_2.8.1.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] = "586494499ac3ad46d87f3beda7b1f770c1c8026a9b60e151593f8b29089a52ca"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f5833dd2e1cd7739ec9182804a1a29c4f0cc7c2f26b633d3a2188b7766a88ecb"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE:class-native += "-DEXPAT_BUILD_DOCS=OFF"