diff --git a/srcpkgs/apk-tools/template b/srcpkgs/apk-tools/template
index a7bafd01903..541f895ecc1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/apk-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/apk-tools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'apk-tools'
 pkgname=apk-tools
-version=2.8.0
+version=2.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="LUAAPK="
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/apk-tools"
 distfiles="http://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/${pkgname}/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=e7f63e88f5f8338b2607c0099ae3c2d91d4fd5ac45969d026570878003e8629e
+checksum=8ea7262802cc3cc8d7ff31244acb556593bc92b08ff592b8f193698eb369a273
 CFLAGS=-Wno-error
 
 do_install() {