diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.7.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.8.bb
similarity index 80%
rename from meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.7.bb
rename to meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.8.bb
index 7e91295fb4..70af95157d 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-watchdog_2.1.8.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DEPENDS = "${PYTHON_PN}-argh"
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3fd47815353be9c44eebc94cc28fe26b2b0c5bd889dafc4a5a7cbdf924143480"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6d03149126864abd32715d4e9267d2754cede25a69052901399356ad3bc5ecff"
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3