diff --git a/srcpkgs/gleam/template b/srcpkgs/gleam/template
index 9e2ed4c4821..621dc87d131 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gleam/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gleam/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gleam'
 pkgname=gleam
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 make_install_args="--path=compiler-cli"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://gleam.run/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gleam-lang/gleam/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=296a04e27c8df16750c36d4d167646967a2ed71e3e2e1ae6e724c631a22c99df
+checksum=5ad243c092fb229d0ae77214beaa462cd9a53018e553decb9b12a2ea1fab6494