diff --git a/srcpkgs/ansible/template b/srcpkgs/ansible/template
index b1d646d86dd..7d44c0c5d46 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ansible/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ansible/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'ansible'
 pkgname=ansible
-version=2.8.0
+version=2.8.1
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.ansible.com/"
 distfiles="https://releases.ansible.com/ansible/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7234dd7d89150dc5bf035bc1ec3c084a8a0699d89e1c9b06b2af6dd34b2ef3ae
+checksum=e1d51d3a88e21238f9e7a49b2b17a49e76c13880242b936ac8a37aee4fe84445
 
 post_install() {
 	vsconf examples/ansible.cfg