diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.6.bb
similarity index 90%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.5.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.6.bb
index e996593135..d2b23b41b4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.6.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pixel/hexedit.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     "
 
-SRCREV = "baf45a289360a39a05253949fb9d1b50e4668d8a"
+SRCREV = "eab92dcaa34b66bc5182772afc9fda4ac8a27597"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"