diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a63b645..15a16aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 /ninja-1.7.1.tar.gz
 /ninja-1.7.2.tar.gz
 /ninja-1.8.0.tar.gz
+/ninja-1.8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/ninja-build.spec b/ninja-build.spec
index 74cfbbd..c67a1a3 100644
--- a/ninja-build.spec
+++ b/ninja-build.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           ninja-build
-Version:        1.8.0
+Version:        1.8.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A small build system with a focus on speed
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ ln -s ninja %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/ninja-build
 %{rpmmacrodir}/macros.ninja
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 07 2017 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.1-1
+- Update to 1.8.1
+
 * Sat Sep 02 2017 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.0-1
 - Update to 1.8.0
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index cd36653..a7759f3 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (ninja-1.8.0.tar.gz) = 7dc217d8f9a4fc3208b606d8da22100869fd97d5ac9c24fde8eb8c18091fb7421697fb81caec42c4ad014b175c6ebb6a3b83cc664de8d5bbdd1f1a6852498deb
+SHA512 (ninja-1.8.1.tar.gz) = d4bdd0c354bb1d597fc035fbd2c8ed985c9d219f4e30e205d32498f6fe646c127285f4a0c933b0b177db35971672ffb98a497fbe2a89dbd0787351d7367a0c80