diff --git a/srcpkgs/expat/template b/srcpkgs/expat/template
index fe72ec47a9..9362b464a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/expat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/expat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'expat'
 pkgname=expat
-version=2.2.7
+version=2.2.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="XML parser library written in C"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://expat.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/expat/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=cbc9102f4a31a8dafd42d642e9a3aa31e79a0aedaa1f6efd2795ebc83174ec18
+checksum=9a130948b05a82da34e4171d5f5ae5d321d9630277af02c8fa51e431f6475102
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING