diff --git a/utils/yara/Makefile b/utils/yara/Makefile
index 76816bfd60..f6904cf30e 100644
--- a/utils/yara/Makefile
+++ b/utils/yara/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=yara
-PKG_VERSION:=3.11.0
+PKG_VERSION:=4.0.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/VirusTotal/yara/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
-PKG_HASH:=de8c54028c848751c06f5acc3b749c3ef6b111090b39f6ff991295af44bd4633
+PKG_HASH:=8ee411fe3a60d1b463f152e356e0ee46b23331c461fd60ef8f82fed580c73f46
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marko Ratkaj <marko.ratkaj@sartura.hr>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause