diff --git a/srcpkgs/gradle/template b/srcpkgs/gradle/template
index b1809a634e4..8e9f08a9910 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gradle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gradle/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gradle'
 pkgname=gradle
-version=6.7.1
+version=6.8.1
 revision=1
 depends="virtual?java-environment"
 short_desc="Build system for Java/C/C++ software"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://gradle.org/"
 changelog="https://docs.gradle.org/${version}/release-notes.html"
 distfiles="https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-${version}-bin.zip"
-checksum=3239b5ed86c3838a37d983ac100573f64c1f3fd8e1eb6c89fa5f9529b5ec091d
+checksum=fd591a34af7385730970399f473afabdb8b28d57fd97d6625c388d090039d6fd
 
 do_install() {
 	vmkdir "usr/lib/gradle"