diff --git a/srcpkgs/iperf3/template b/srcpkgs/iperf3/template
index 75a980b17d..3ff058c35e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iperf3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iperf3/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'iperf3'
 pkgname=iperf3
-version=3.7
+version=3.8.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="iperf-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://software.es.net/iperf/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/esnet/iperf/master/RELEASE_NOTES"
 distfiles="https://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/iperf-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d846040224317caf2f75c843d309a950a7db23f9b44b94688ccbe557d6d1710c
+checksum=e5b080f3273a8a715a4100f13826ac2ca31cc7b1315925631b2ecf64957ded96
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE