diff --git a/python/dulwich/README b/python/dulwich/README
index 20d529eb3f..7ec8b93eeb 100644
--- a/python/dulwich/README
+++ b/python/dulwich/README
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ Dulwich is a Python implementation of the Git file formats and
 protocols.  It aims to give an interface to git repos (both local and
 remote) that doesn't call out to git directly but instead uses pure
 Python.
-
diff --git a/python/dulwich/dulwich.SlackBuild b/python/dulwich/dulwich.SlackBuild
index a464d61afa..c71f6007d4 100644
--- a/python/dulwich/dulwich.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/dulwich/dulwich.SlackBuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Written by Audrius Kažukauskas <audrius@neutrino.lt>
 
 PRGNAM=dulwich
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.7.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/python/dulwich/dulwich.info b/python/dulwich/dulwich.info
index c8562cd75d..7e55ba1093 100644
--- a/python/dulwich/dulwich.info
+++ b/python/dulwich/dulwich.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="dulwich"
-VERSION="0.7.1"
+VERSION="0.8.1"
 HOMEPAGE="http://samba.org/~jelmer/dulwich/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://samba.org/~jelmer/dulwich/dulwich-0.7.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="ee1713c574146735490c229cdef5375e"
+DOWNLOAD="http://samba.org/~jelmer/dulwich/dulwich-0.8.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="d95003aa3320ddaf3cbf23302fc9d02a"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Audrius Kažukauskas"
 EMAIL="audrius@neutrino.lt"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
+APPROVED="Niels Horn"