diff --git a/srcpkgs/alot/template b/srcpkgs/alot/template
index fcc31fa2143..cccfa3688f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alot/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'alot'
 pkgname=alot
-version=0.8
+version=0.8.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ maintainer="Felix Van der Jeugt <felix.vanderjeugt@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/pazz/alot"
 distfiles="https://github.com/pazz/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4ae269342f1ca61b88e550b763c53b859b8dff17645e5fe697bc2d1a7a173bb8
+checksum=7cebe5cbc7e7b23bbc9b4faac6229f4e8d7009b5604e9524a3fc2f799c988530