diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxkbcommon/template b/srcpkgs/libxkbcommon/template
index d3a2902d787..bd5f3186f77 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxkbcommon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxkbcommon/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libxkbcommon'
 pkgname=libxkbcommon
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 # b_ndebug=false is needed to pass the test suite, as it relies on side effects
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://xkbcommon.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/blob/master/NEWS.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/archive/xkbcommon-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=025c53032776ed850fbfb92683a703048cd70256df4ac1a1ec41ed3455d5d39c
+checksum=c65c668810db305c4454ba26a10b6d84a96b5469719fe3c729e1c6542b8d0d87
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE