diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 3199833de6c..dac22845d44 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2715,7 +2715,7 @@ libR.so R-4.0.2_1
 libmarkdown.so.2 discount-2.2.0_3
 libkeystone.so.0 keystone-0.9_1
 libmate-slab.so.0 libmate-control-center-1.14.0_2
-libuev.so.2 libuev-2.0.0_1
+libuev.so.3 libuev-2.4.0_1
 liburcu-bp.so.6 liburcu-0.10.0_1
 liburcu-cds.so.6 liburcu-0.10.0_1
 liburcu-common.so.6 liburcu-0.10.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuev/template b/srcpkgs/libuev/template
index f573d05b4df..0bfa8edfb57 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuev/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libuev'
 pkgname=libuev
-version=2.3.2
+version=2.4.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/troglobit/libuev"
 changelog="https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/raw/master/ChangeLog.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=df61afd529af6f223c4dbfd8bb22e4a45b98b91d090e0bb409957ea7c6147899
+checksum=671ce75d06b2620535171bfe1751db0511a19dfcc791d4f0f0c3cb53bf237b3a
 
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh