diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee8eb89..1df3d2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /snap-core-0.7.0.1.tar.gz
 /snap-core-0.8.0.1.tar.gz
+/snap-core-0.8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/ghc-snap-core.spec b/ghc-snap-core.spec
index 6ec0a02..9846925 100644
--- a/ghc-snap-core.spec
+++ b/ghc-snap-core.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ in Haskell.  This library contains the core definitions and types for\
 the Snap framework.
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
-Version:        0.8.0.1
+Version:        0.8.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{common_summary}
 
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ BuildRequires:   ghc-zlib-enum-prof
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May  1 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.8.1-1
+- update to 0.8.1
+
 * Fri Mar 23 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.8.0.1-1
 - update to 0.8.0.1
 - mwc-random version patch no longer needed
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 5ce75d3..03db4f4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-184ae5365b819b271a926856d39b72cb  snap-core-0.8.0.1.tar.gz
+efc945837536f3040a0ba4ae4c96f9d6  snap-core-0.8.1.tar.gz