diff --git a/cmake/toolchain/heptools-dev-base.cmake b/cmake/toolchain/heptools-dev-base.cmake
index 16e5e2ff271371bd6ef0d5e659ac8a8b33d100ef..c9bd6a569c09ff645d4e0719a10b0372b84b60f5 100644
--- a/cmake/toolchain/heptools-dev-base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/toolchain/heptools-dev-base.cmake
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ LCG_external_package(XercesC           3.2.4        author=3.2.4
 LCG_external_package(xgboost           2.1.3                                    )
 LCG_external_package(xqilla            2.3.4                                    )
 LCG_external_package(xlrd              2.0.1                                    )
-LCG_external_package(xrootd            5.7.3                                    )
+LCG_external_package(xrootd            5.8.0                                    )
 LCG_external_package(xxHash            0.8.2                                    )
 LCG_external_package(xyzservices       2023.5.0                                 )
 LCG_external_package(xz                5.0.4                                    )