diff --git a/recipes/expat/recipe.sh b/recipes/expat/recipe.sh
index f4c57111c..f98564e4a 100644
--- a/recipes/expat/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/expat/recipe.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=2.2.1
+VERSION=2.2.6
 TAR=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_${VERSION//./_}/expat-${VERSION}.tar.bz2
 
 function recipe_version {