diff --git a/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template b/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
index 4e9f98c708f..4e5c9f68623 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kubernetes'
 pkgname=kubernetes
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 nocross=yes
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 go_import_path="github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes"
 homepage="http://kubernetes.io"
 distfiles="https://$go_import_path/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=235c3eccf3490d5ffb7a32d7b3a02f0b849efe0a0ff831094f614ff6907d36aa
+checksum=a262050d532275a1b340ca1a453a986eb977a094d7a8f4a7600358677f114a18
 system_accounts="kube"
 make_dirs="/var/lib/kubelet 0755 kube kube"
 conf_files="/etc/kubernetes/*"