diff --git a/internal/rosa/libexpat.go b/internal/rosa/libexpat.go
index 20bfc558..7d4f711b 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  = "2.8.0"
-		checksum = "pnwZ_JSif-OfoWIwk2JYXWHagOWMA3Sh-Ea0p-4Rz9U9mDEeAebhyvnfD7OYOMCk"
+		version  = "2.8.1"
+		checksum = "iMEtbOJhQfGof2GxSlxffQSI1va_NDDQ9VIuqcPbNZ0291Dr8wttD5QecYyjIQap"
 	)
 	return t.NewPackage("libexpat", version, newFromGitHubRelease(
 		"libexpat/libexpat",