diff --git a/srcpkgs/expat/template b/srcpkgs/expat/template
index 3a7b5320adb..d3c2261b184 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/expat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/expat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'expat'
 pkgname=expat
-version=2.6.1
+version=2.6.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="XML parser library written in C"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://libexpat.github.io/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libexpat/libexpat/master/expat/Changes"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_${version//./_}/expat-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0c00d2760ad12efef6e26efc8b363c8eb28eb8c8de719e46d5bb67b40ba904a3
+checksum=ee14b4c5d8908b1bec37ad937607eab183d4d9806a08adee472c3c3121d27364
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING