diff --git a/srcpkgs/fmt/template b/srcpkgs/fmt/template
index 41a50a0f8e0..35a914c75ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fmt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fmt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fmt'
 pkgname=fmt
-version=8.0.1
+version=8.1.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DFMT_DOC=OFF -DFMT_TEST=OFF"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fmtlib/fmt/master/ChangeLog.rst"
 distfiles="https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b06ca3130158c625848f3fb7418f235155a4d389b2abc3a6245fb01cb0eb1e01
+checksum=3d794d3cf67633b34b2771eb9f073bde87e846e0d395d254df7b211ef1ec7346
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.rst LICENSE