diff --git a/packages/compress/zlib/meta b/packages/compress/zlib/meta
index a1dff3281d..d24d2a6b6e 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zlib/meta
+++ b/packages/compress/zlib/meta
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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 PKG_NAME="zlib"
-PKG_VERSION="1.2.7"
+PKG_VERSION="1.2.8"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.zlib.net"
-PKG_URL="http://www.zlib.net/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+PKG_URL="http://www.zlib.net/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS=""
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"