diff --git a/internal/rosa/libexpat.go b/internal/rosa/libexpat.go
index 457409b5..20bfc558 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/libexpat.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/libexpat.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 
 func (t Toolchain) newLibexpat() (pkg.Artifact, string) {
 	const (
-		version  = "2.7.5"
-		checksum = "vTRUjjg-qbHSXUBYKXgzVHkUO7UNyuhrkSYrE7ikApQm0g-OvQ8tspw4w55M-1Tp"
+		version  = "2.8.0"
+		checksum = "pnwZ_JSif-OfoWIwk2JYXWHagOWMA3Sh-Ea0p-4Rz9U9mDEeAebhyvnfD7OYOMCk"
 	)
 	return t.NewPackage("libexpat", version, newFromGitHubRelease(
 		"libexpat/libexpat",