diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index 95b67580bc7..6bade23f64b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=3.7.3
+version=3.8.1
 revision=1
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c099c42d74e2d520b61dd372cd996b0fa7605c06617834fd7b13c79b9a9a5b30
+checksum=face1f058de5530b56b0dfd3b4d0b23d89590c588605c06f3d18b79e8c30d594
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1