diff --git a/R-yaml.spec b/R-yaml.spec
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--- a/R-yaml.spec
+++ b/R-yaml.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 %global packname yaml
-%global packver  2.2.1
+%global packver  2.3.8
 %global rlibdir  %{_libdir}/R/library
 
 Name:             R-%{packname}
-Version:          2.2.1
+Version:          2.3.8
 Release:          1
 Summary:          Methods to Convert R Data to YAML and Back
 License:          BSD and MIT
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Source0:          https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/%{packname}_%{packver}.
 BuildRequires:    R-devel
 BuildRequires:    tex(latex)
 BuildRequires:    R-RUnit
-Provides:         bundled(libyaml) = 0.1.7
+Provides:         bundled(libyaml) = 0.2.5
 
 %description
 Implements the 'libyaml' 'YAML' 1.1 parser and emitter
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/%{packname}/implicit.re
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 03 2024 Paul Thomas <paulthomas100199@gmail.com> - 2.3.8-1
+- update to version 2.3.8
+
 * Tue Jun 14 2022 misaka00251 <misaka00251@misakanet.cn> - 2.2.1-1
 - Init package (Thanks to fedora team)
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