diff --git a/expat/CMakeLists.txt b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
index 36a9b46c..76830abb 100644
--- a/expat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ if(USE_libbsd)
 endif()
 
 set(LIBCURRENT 7)   # sync
-set(LIBREVISION 8)  # with
+set(LIBREVISION 9)  # with
 set(LIBAGE 6)       # configure.ac!
 math(EXPR LIBCURRENT_MINUS_AGE "${LIBCURRENT} - ${LIBAGE}")
 
diff --git a/expat/Changes b/expat/Changes
index 909ed28b..e1f7bcaa 100644
--- a/expat/Changes
+++ b/expat/Changes
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Release x.x.x XXX XXXXXX XX XXXX
             #219  Remove fallback to bcopy, assume that memmove(3) exists
             #257  Use portable "/usr/bin/env bash" shebang (e.g. for OpenBSD)
             #243  Windows: Fix syntax of .def module definition files
+                  Version info bumped from 7:8:6 to 7:9:6
 
         Special thanks to:
             Benjamin Peterson
diff --git a/expat/configure.ac b/expat/configure.ac
index e5b11562..95bdaea1 100644
--- a/expat/configure.ac
+++ b/expat/configure.ac
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dnl If the API changes incompatibly set LIBAGE back to 0
 dnl
 
 LIBCURRENT=7   # sync
-LIBREVISION=8  # with
+LIBREVISION=9  # with
 LIBAGE=6       # CMakeLists.txt!
 
 AX_APPEND_FLAG([-DHAVE_EXPAT_CONFIG_H], [CPPFLAGS])