diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot-native_256.7.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot-native_256.8.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot-native_256.7.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot-native_256.8.bb
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot_256.7.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot_256.8.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot_256.7.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-boot_256.8.bb
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd.inc b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd.inc
index 87bf9b78c0..989ca667b7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE:libsystemd = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.GPL2;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe \
                     file://LICENSE.LGPL2.1;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
-SRCREV = "7635d01869ba325b9cf450923c8f13912b7ca536"
+SRCREV = "a2240d1cf9f3515728186c2c98a6f4b64a40e4da"
 SRCBRANCH = "v256-stable"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/systemd/systemd.git;protocol=https;branch=${SRCBRANCH}"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.7.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.8.bb
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rename from meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_256.7.bb
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