diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index 1d71881ac8e..8a937012c64 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=4.8
+version=4.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="hgdemandimport hgext hgext3rd mercurial"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/"
 distfiles="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/release/mercurial-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c56b403ad3b83ea91f3758c6df25b9f77deb4affada6c63160b3d325dc923f03
+checksum=48a45f5cde9104fbc2daf310d710d4ebf286d879b89fa327d24b005434b0fa21
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1