diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 9dc299b7565c3b0dc85af8208b959d453212c831..8238d1ee5adc0fa23f58a539d5c677ffe28c3281 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ tool_versions_public:
   - package_name: "libtiff-tools"
     version: "4.5.0-6"
   - package_name: "libslub-lza-repair-perl"
-    version: "0.9.31-1"
+    version: "0.9.40-1"