diff --git a/srcpkgs/expat/template b/srcpkgs/expat/template
index 9362b464a71..b26e9ee9a93 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/expat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/expat/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'expat'
 pkgname=expat
-version=2.2.8
+version=2.2.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="XML parser library written in C"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://expat.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/expat/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=9a130948b05a82da34e4171d5f5ae5d321d9630277af02c8fa51e431f6475102
+checksum=f1063084dc4302a427dabcca499c8312b3a32a29b7d2506653ecc8f950a9a237
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING