diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index c0a35335e26..a0ee95a471d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'nodejs'
 pkgname=nodejs
-version=8.0.0
+version=8.1.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=node-v${version}
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python $(vopt_if icu icu)"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://nodejs.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/dist/v${version}/node-v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=28f2e0bd5f80ff83b244df670d577fe36c1e0f11561deee7d8bbdcbd4ead8fb2
+checksum=6886d0891ee1a46c41f1095ffbbd6cb8871a1b18b61712b5bf7d6bf5018d64de
 
 build_options="ssl libuv http_parser icu"
 desc_option_libuv="Enable shared libuv"