diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 1eb3487166b..d3927fdee1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ let
   });
 in rec {
   perl526 = common {
-    version = "5.26.2";
-    sha256 = "03gpnxx1g6hvlh0v4aqx00580h787sfywp1vlvw64q2xcbm9qbsp";
+    version = "5.26.3";
+    sha256 = "14y46c1cnrfnd1k5nk6fj5w5vxna5xav6pmk44qaabr9x06y8nmp";
   };
 
   # the latest Maint version