diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template b/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
index 8b4c6d8feff..17745365241 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-applets/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-applets'
 pkgname=mate-applets
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-static
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.8/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=e1798784cf2828803e8bae4660a7bcd4c5a44b510217a50c650cfcaacadf71c1
+checksum=6f1a88453e526a7ee67e14fa4d6b3dc74fb954a1465c7cb3a76f205389a2df83