diff --git a/config/software/libxslt.rb b/config/software/libxslt.rb
index 52effa07f..026f7828c 100644
--- a/config/software/libxslt.rb
+++ b/config/software/libxslt.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 name "libxslt"
-default_version "1.1.39"
+default_version "1.1.42"
 
 license "MIT"
 license_file "COPYING"