diff --git a/lfs/perl-5.40.0.PKGBUILD b/lfs/perl-5.40.1.PKGBUILD
similarity index 95%
rename from lfs/perl-5.40.0.PKGBUILD
rename to lfs/perl-5.40.1.PKGBUILD
index 175c2f1..bf5fcec 100644
--- a/lfs/perl-5.40.0.PKGBUILD
+++ b/lfs/perl-5.40.1.PKGBUILD
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 pkgname=perl
-pkgver=5.40.0
+pkgver=5.40.1
 _basever="${pkgver%.*}"
 pkgdesc="A highly capable, feature-rich programming language"
 license=('GPL' 'PerlArtistic')
 homepage="https://www.perl.org"
 sources=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.xz")
 urls=("https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/${sources[0]}")
-md5sums=("cfe14ef0709b9687f9c514042e8e1e82")
+md5sums=("bab3547a5cdf2302ee0396419d74a42e")
 
 src_prepare() {
   tar -xf ${distdir}/${sources[0]} --strip-components=1