diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/Makefile-runtests.patch b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/Makefile-runtests.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/Makefile-runtests.patch
rename to meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/Makefile-runtests.patch
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/ldflags-tests.patch b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/ldflags-tests.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/ldflags-tests.patch
rename to meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/ldflags-tests.patch
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/remove.ldconfig.call.patch b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/remove.ldconfig.call.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/remove.ldconfig.call.patch
rename to meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/remove.ldconfig.call.patch
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/run-ptest b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/run-ptest
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.8/run-ptest
rename to meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib-1.2.11/run-ptest
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.11.bb
similarity index 86%
rename from meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.11.bb
index 06d1d21d51..d4a81820df 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.11.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ library which is used by many different programs."
 HOMEPAGE = "http://zlib.net/"
 SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "Zlib"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://zlib.h;beginline=4;endline=23;md5=fde612df1e5933c428b73844a0c494fd"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://zlib.h;beginline=6;endline=23;md5=5377232268e952e9ef63bc555f7aa6c0"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/libpng/${BPN}/${PV}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz \
            file://remove.ldconfig.call.patch \
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/libpng/${BPN}/${PV}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz \
            "
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "http://zlib.net/"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "28f1205d8dd2001f26fec1e8c2cebe37"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "831df043236df8e9a7667b9e3bb37e1fcb1220a0f163b6de2626774b9590d057"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "85adef240c5f370b308da8c938951a68"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4ff941449631ace0d4d203e3483be9dbc9da454084111f97ea0a2114e19bf066"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest += "make"