diff --git a/srcpkgs/telegraf/template b/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
index aba841ae8bd..0b4a2b5d3e7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/telegraf/template
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'telegraf'
 pkgname=telegraf
-version=1.7.4
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style="go"
 go_import_path="github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/telegraf"
 go_ldflags="-X main.version=${version}"
-hostmakedepends="go-gdm git"
+hostmakedepends="dep"
 system_accounts="_telegraf"
 short_desc="The plugin-driven server agent for collecting & reporting metrics"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@VoidLinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/telegraf/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/influxdata/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d02432803c10a898449c468c6c1656c4e600e6291026385523f0983ad8b8a989
+checksum=589d037c610d3c99860c175612df02d9070f540eac12e7d2c6fd54e354d39105
 
 pre_build() {
 	cd $GOSRCPATH
-	gdm restore
+	dep ensure
 }
 
 post_install() {