diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name       : retroarch
-version    : 1.8.0
-release    : 38
+version    : 1.8.1
+release    : 39
 source     :
-    - https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v1.8.0.tar.gz : 1cb0f04bdbfd517cbdd11b20b0b22ad472fb9e3e54df9a4e7813ed638509dfe7
+    - https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v1.8.1.tar.gz : cd4e403042fd923e0669014bd716c4beef340d60001007f8cfacff11f33cb0e7
 license    : GPL-3.0-or-later
 component  : games.emulator
 summary    : RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="38">
-            <Date>2019-11-01</Date>
-            <Version>1.8.0</Version>
+        <Update release="39">
+            <Date>2019-11-03</Date>
+            <Version>1.8.1</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
             <Name>Jacob Alzén</Name>
             <Email>jacob.alzen@gmail.com</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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