diff --git a/srcpkgs/zig/template b/srcpkgs/zig/template
index baefd41af01..893ba0ec054 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zig/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'zig'
 pkgname=zig
-version=0.8.0
+version=0.8.1
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64* aarch64*"
 build_style=cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Isaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://ziglang.org"
 distfiles="https://ziglang.org/download/${version}/zig-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=03a828d00c06b2e3bb8b7ff706997fd76bf32503b08d759756155b6e8c981e77
+checksum=8c428e14a0a89cb7a15a6768424a37442292858cdb695e2eb503fa3c7bf47f1a
 nopie=yes
 nocross=yes