diff --git a/component/perl/buildout.cfg b/component/perl/buildout.cfg
index 834398232d19aac626c952e47b5c8f12f3a66b28..b8667880dcdb1a4de9e4e8e75e18e06c385f3d95 100644
--- a/component/perl/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/perl/buildout.cfg
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ filename = create-libs-symlink.py
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
 depends =
   ${gdbm:version}
-version = 5.16.2
+version = 5.16.3
 # increase revision when we need to rebuild binary libraries.
 revision = 1
 url = http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-${:version}.tar.bz2
-md5sum = 2818ab01672f005a4e552a713aa27b08
+md5sum = 025102de0e4a597cf541e57da80c6aa3
 siteprefix = ${buildout:parts-directory}/site_${:_buildout_section_name_}
 patch-options = -p1
 patches =