diff --git a/packages/libzen/build.sh b/packages/libzen/build.sh
index 6c7e6ffc2f..77c54871bd 100644
--- a/packages/libzen/build.sh
+++ b/packages/libzen/build.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="ZenLib C++ utility library"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="ZLIB"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE_FILE="../../../License.txt"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=0.4.39
-TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=4
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=0.4.40
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://mediaarea.net/download/source/libzen/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/libzen_${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=bbf877062227828ccca63d36af04a16789f3f1013e0c99f6dfd908bf5f2dbe43
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=54d492552d97004d5323a9f1bdf397af4ffe20ae633c5f7874d073a21388c805
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libandroid-support, libc++"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="libandroid-glob"
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="--enable-shared --enable-static"
diff --git a/packages/libzen/libzen-0.4.39-BitStream_Fast-Resize.patch b/packages/libzen/libzen-0.4.39-BitStream_Fast-Resize.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 10aa45fa27..0000000000
--- a/packages/libzen/libzen-0.4.39-BitStream_Fast-Resize.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From 47cee723de9616f1a4b406b17dbd1c75d7a4b0aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=A9r=C3=B4me=20Martinez?= <jerome@mediaarea.net>
-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:30:32 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] + BitStream_Fast: Resize()
-
----
- Source/ZenLib/BitStream_Fast.h | 7 +++++++
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/Source/ZenLib/BitStream_Fast.h b/Source/ZenLib/BitStream_Fast.h
-index 8f579f3..bbf6f39 100644
---- a/Source/ZenLib/BitStream_Fast.h
-+++ b/Source/ZenLib/BitStream_Fast.h
-@@ -403,6 +403,13 @@ public:
-         return Buffer_Size%8;
-     }
- 
-+    inline void Resize(size_t Size_) //Size_ is the new count of remaining bits, must have the same alignment as Remain()
-+    {
-+        if (BufferUnderRun && Size_>Buffer_Size)
-+            BufferUnderRun=false;
-+        Buffer_Size=Size_;
-+    }
-+
- private :
-     const int8u*    Buffer;
-     size_t          Buffer_Size;
--- 
-2.38.0
-