diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Sphinx/template b/srcpkgs/python-Sphinx/template
index 5c35249a726..24cd0caaba8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Sphinx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Sphinx/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Sphinx'
 pkgname=python-Sphinx
-version=1.7.9
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="Sphinx-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://sphinx-doc.org/"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/S/Sphinx/Sphinx-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=217a7705adcb573da5bbe1e0f5cab4fa0bd89fd9342c9159121746f593c2d5a4
+checksum=652eb8c566f18823a022bb4b6dbc868d366df332a11a0226b5bc3a798a479f17
 
 alternatives="
  sphinx:sphinx-apidoc:/usr/bin/sphinx-apidoc2