diff --git a/python-markdown/PKGBUILD b/python-markdown/PKGBUILD
index 4230dfc4..debf7565 100644
--- a/python-markdown/PKGBUILD
+++ b/python-markdown/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _pyname=markdown
 pkgname=python-markdown
-pkgver=3.8
+pkgver=3.8.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown"
 arch=('any')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ msys2_references=(
   'purl: pkg:pypi/markdown'
 )
 source=("${_pyname}-$pkgver.tar.gz"::"https://pypi.org/packages/source/${_pyname::1}/${_pyname}/${_pyname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('7df81e63f0df5c4b24b7d156eb81e4690595239b7d70937d0409f1b0de319c6f')
+sha256sums=('a2e2f01cead4828ee74ecca9623045f62216aef2212a7685d6eb9163f590b8c1')
 
 build() {
   cd "${_pyname}-$pkgver"