diff --git a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
index 1b93ee04598..c568266321c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'earlyoom'
 pkgname=earlyoom
-version=1.7
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target=test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rfjakob/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ebda1279a813d9b0f7860ce5029ccf5ea9f8868be070f2eaf40f90f2e64b6414
+checksum=d7d180353216c064a99619e20e3071ac838e6642221d197fd685e6a0cc8bb032
 CFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${version}\"'"
 
 build_options="man"