diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.17.6.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.18.0.bb
similarity index 87%
rename from meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.17.6.bb
rename to meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.18.0.bb
index b836f97fe..ccdd4ddba 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.17.6.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-simplejson_3.18.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/simplejson"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=c6338d7abd321c0b50a2a547e441c52e"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "cf98038d2abf63a1ada5730e91e84c642ba6c225b0198c3684151b1f80c5f8a6"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "58a429d2c2fa80834115b923ff689622de8f214cf0dc4afa9f59e824b444ab31"
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3