diff --git a/deps-packaging/libexpat/cfbuild-libexpat.spec b/deps-packaging/libexpat/cfbuild-libexpat.spec
index c63c34412..3f0f699b3 100644
--- a/deps-packaging/libexpat/cfbuild-libexpat.spec
+++ b/deps-packaging/libexpat/cfbuild-libexpat.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define expat_version 2.7.2
+%define expat_version 2.7.3
 
 Summary: CFEngine Build Automation -- libexpat
 Name: cfbuild-libexpat
diff --git a/deps-packaging/libexpat/distfiles b/deps-packaging/libexpat/distfiles
index cb213c614..8a85f1e49 100644
--- a/deps-packaging/libexpat/distfiles
+++ b/deps-packaging/libexpat/distfiles
@@ -1 +1 @@
-21b778b34ec837c2ac285aef340f9fb5fa063a811b21ea4d2412a9702c88995c  expat-2.7.2.tar.xz
+71df8f40706a7bb0a80a5367079ea75d91da4f8c65c58ec59bcdfbf7decdab9f  expat-2.7.3.tar.xz
diff --git a/deps-packaging/libexpat/source b/deps-packaging/libexpat/source
index e3738dcd5..937e26214 100644
--- a/deps-packaging/libexpat/source
+++ b/deps-packaging/libexpat/source
@@ -1 +1 @@
-https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_7_2/
+https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_7_3/