diff --git a/srcpkgs/leiningen/template b/srcpkgs/leiningen/template
index ed2cabfb1c0..a3a062d8db9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/leiningen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/leiningen/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'leiningen'
 pkgname=leiningen
-version=2.7.1
+version=2.8.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 short_desc="Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire"
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ homepage="http://leiningen.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/technomancy/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz
  https://github.com/technomancy/${pkgname}/releases/download/${version}/leiningen-${version}-standalone.zip"
 skip_extraction="leiningen-${version}-standalone.zip"
-checksum="953c95c2656c46320c88dc683202030fdd9554e8390a4b4aaaba6d019088df6f
- 2ddc7e89bbb45cf1ca3d666a10dce0d3f154b77ad201aa58f430e84e71587c47"
+checksum="7c6ca968f365e0a0893781b1eb03f920695ed8982ac7dbc2803a3188fbd75242
+ fc49bbc7ff25ef42ad9c0a8b5f3d0641702abc9a9a8e847bc845bca4c09a7c58"
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin bin/lein-pkg lein