diff --git a/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.SlackBuild b/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.SlackBuild
index fb2b98d064..3c1455ba09 100644
--- a/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.SlackBuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # incorrect use of this script.
 
 PRGNAM=avr-libc
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.8.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-3}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.info b/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.info
index 221861ec2e..b8e89f4dda 100644
--- a/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.info
+++ b/libraries/avr-libc/avr-libc.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="avr-libc"
-VERSION="1.8.0"
+VERSION="1.8.1"
 HOMEPAGE="http://avr-libc.nongnu.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/avr-libc/avr-libc-1.8.0.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="54c71798f24c96bab206be098062344f"
+DOWNLOAD="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/avr-libc/avr-libc-1.8.1.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="0caccead59eaaa61ac3f060ca3a803ef"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="avr-gcc"