diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-rapidfuzz/template b/srcpkgs/python3-rapidfuzz/template
index fe68e08bd96..d203a6b4870 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-rapidfuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-rapidfuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-rapidfuzz'
 pkgname=python3-rapidfuzz
-version=3.5.2
+version=3.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="cmake python3-scikit-build"
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ short_desc="Rapid fuzzy string matching in Python using various string metrics"
 maintainer="chrysos349 <chrysostom349@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/maxbachmann/rapidfuzz"
+changelog="https://github.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz/releases"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/r/rapidfuzz/rapidfuzz-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9e9b395743e12c36a3167a3a9fd1b4e11d92fb0aa21ec98017ee6df639ed385e
+checksum=a357aae6791118011ad3ab4f2a4aa7bd7a487e5f9981b390e9f3c2c5137ecadf
 
 export CMAKE_ARGS="-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"