diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9b4abe3..e6ce106 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 /gstreamer-editing-services-1.7.90.tar.xz
 /gstreamer-editing-services-1.7.91.tar.xz
 /gstreamer-editing-services-1.8.0.tar.xz
+/gstreamer-editing-services-1.8.1.tar.xz
diff --git a/gst-editing-services.spec b/gst-editing-services.spec
index 52ec054..43e769d 100644
--- a/gst-editing-services.spec
+++ b/gst-editing-services.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #global shortcommit %(c=%{gitcommit}; echo ${c:0:5})
 
 Name:		gst-editing-services
-Version:        1.8.0
-Release:        2%{?gitcommit:.git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
+Version:        1.8.1
+Release:        1%{?gitcommit:.git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
 Summary:	Gstreamer editing services
 
 Group:		Development/Libraries
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -delete
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 21 2016 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com> - 1.8.1-1
+- update to 1.8.1
+
 * Wed Apr 06 2016 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> - 1.8.0-2
 - Drop python-gstreamer1 Requires, BZ 1215054.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 72ee5e1..7c751d5 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-502392fecc4cec60686946671677ff13  gstreamer-editing-services-1.8.0.tar.xz
+f18f4c1f92a37e8150e3a8e311638406  gstreamer-editing-services-1.8.1.tar.xz