diff --git a/srcpkgs/nickle/template b/srcpkgs/nickle/template
index 6e6b5036bd2..45f158a524a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nickle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nickle/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'nickle'
 pkgname=nickle
-version=2.79
+version=2.81
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="readline-devel"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://nickle.org/"
 distfiles="https://nickle.org/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d8b25f788545e036f2b2fd9c246d7f3143ac8d4fd35378784d9cbb4325e5077f
+checksum=99a9331489e290fb768bf8d88e8b03e76f25485d7636c30d9eee616ca9d358b5
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/examples