diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
index ee3c2b8771..4453f14ab2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'lightdm-gtk3-greeter'
 pkgname=lightdm-gtk3-greeter
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname/3/}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3, LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/${version%.*}/${version}/+download/${pkgname/3/}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1f0286ab093d50151f0efc46496aef3f8ed8c7306bbc81807a3fdcbcb2a468d9
+checksum=dac5ce9ac54a6b3c1ef9f9cc056f13f01352c2a897c5bed11e52505132610bab