diff --git a/utils/yara/Makefile b/utils/yara/Makefile
index f6904cf30e..fee5e7b6c1 100644
--- a/utils/yara/Makefile
+++ b/utils/yara/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=yara
-PKG_VERSION:=4.0.0
+PKG_VERSION:=4.0.1
 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:=8ee411fe3a60d1b463f152e356e0ee46b23331c461fd60ef8f82fed580c73f46
+PKG_HASH:=c63e2c4d73fc37e860db5d7e13d945684a0a6d1d17be7161fe1dd8f99268b03c
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marko Ratkaj <marko.ratkaj@sartura.hr>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause