diff --git a/srcpkgs/eom/template b/srcpkgs/eom/template
index 4e2020a9f68..cb79be75f1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'eom'
 pkgname=eom
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-python"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2"
 homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.8/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=ec8450bf2ebef13c2e376b1674f0f7402f87669a71eb9e2e4d1161a2784aaf9e
+checksum=d8c97de2aab548dce910cdfd98a11b671c943e9b195d38b043e482e2323ac6d8
 
 eom-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"