diff --git a/srcpkgs/apt/template b/srcpkgs/apt/template
index 20d39ee7e24..8d972589728 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/apt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/apt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'apt'
 pkgname=apt
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DDPKG_DATADIR=/usr/share/dpkg -DCURRENT_VENDOR=debian
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ short_desc="APT package management tools"
 maintainer="Elie ROUDNINSKI <xademax@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt"
-distfiles="https://github.com/Debian/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4ee7b583e06255dfc1e63916d23cd29da8a92a3c5ee31b749fea6812be98f491
+distfiles="https://github.com/Debian/apt/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7e0cb5c84da847d8be375e3678a29bbbc3fca12e1e6c7a5c86c5c5ea5c0f5893
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) broken="error: void value not ignored as it ought to be" ;;