diff --git a/srcpkgs/grpc/template b/srcpkgs/grpc/template
index 60677cf4f6..a22a95b58c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grpc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grpc/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'grpc'
 pkgname=grpc
-version=1.38.0
+version=1.38.1
 revision=1
 _abseilver=997aaf3a28308eba1b9156aa35ab7bca9688e9f6
 build_style=cmake
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/grpc/grpc"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz
  https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/${_abseilver}/abseil-cpp-${_abseilver}.tar.gz"
-checksum="abd9e52c69000f2c051761cfa1f12d52d8b7647b6c66828a91d462e796f2aede
+checksum="f60e5b112913bf776a22c16a3053cc02cf55e60bf27a959fd54d7aaf8e2da6e8
  35f22ef5cb286f09954b7cc4c85b5a3f6221c9d4df6b8c4a1e9d399555b366ee"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then