diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 315841c47b..2d8a8b8b0d 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -3044,7 +3044,7 @@ libbctoolbox.so.1 bctoolbox-0.6.0_1
 libortp.so.15 ortp-4.4.0_1
 libsuperlu.so.5 superlu-5.2.1_1
 libgosu.so.0 gosu-0.12.0_1
-libyara.so.8 libyara-4.1.0_1
+libyara.so.9 libyara-4.2.0_1
 libyaz_icu.so.5 yaz-5.23.1_1
 libyaz.so.5 yaz-5.23.1_1
 libyaz_server.so.5 yaz-5.23.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/yara/template b/srcpkgs/yara/template
index f4dcddc356..fe171d75b3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yara/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yara/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'yara'
 pkgname=yara
-version=4.1.3
+version=4.2.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-magic --enable-cuckoo"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://virustotal.github.io/yara/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3610ddd0c3645b8b9cfa7cfbafc0146f2df751ad8d6cd261a638bfff81efbc32
+checksum=6f567d4e4b79a210cd57a820f59f19ee69b024188ef4645b1fc11488a4660951
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi