diff --git a/srcpkgs/elixir/template b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
index 7b8d1126ffe..7129d867fa2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elixir/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elixir/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'elixir'
 pkgname=elixir
-version=1.7.4
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target="test"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://elixir-lang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c7c87983e03a1dcf20078141a22355e88dadb26b53d3f3f98b9a9268687f9e20
+checksum=de8c636ea999392496ccd9a204ccccbc8cb7f417d948fd12692cda2bd02d9822