diff --git a/libs/pcre/Makefile b/libs/pcre/Makefile
index a30dadf37..caa669d50 100644
--- a/libs/pcre/Makefile
+++ b/libs/pcre/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pcre
-PKG_VERSION:=8.41
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=8.42
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_HASH:=e62c7eac5ae7c0e7286db61ff82912e1c0b7a0c13706616e94a7dd729321b530
+PKG_HASH:=2cd04b7c887808be030254e8d77de11d3fe9d4505c39d4b15d2664ffe8bf9301
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Thomas Heil <heil@terminal-consulting.de>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause