diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a99fa89..d4b1b5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 /dgit_4.4.tar.gz
 /dgit_6.11.tar.gz
 /dgit_6.12.tar.gz
+/dgit_8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/dgit.spec b/dgit.spec
index 07cd564..dd2a0ab 100644
--- a/dgit.spec
+++ b/dgit.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           dgit
-Version:        6.12
+Version:        8.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Integration between git and Debian-style archives
 Group:          Applications/System
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ make install DESTDIR="%{buildroot}" \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 12 2018 Filipe Rosset <rosset.filipe@gmail.com> - 8.1-1
+- new upstream version 8.1, fixes rhbz #1635456
+
 * Sat Sep 29 2018 Filipe Rosset <rosset.filipe@gmail.com> - 6.12-1
 - Rebuilt for new upstream version 6.12, fixes rhbz #1634209
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 2903e71..8b10434 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (dgit_6.12.tar.gz) = b9a20f3a237f060f86ac3c5240b679b28b1012007848c0f2b206bd02c7fdc8a563003702ba51ee2329becb0e7a8a7c77aa267caa78a2f73366611e26297e7e03
+SHA512 (dgit_8.1.tar.gz) = 8db9c98c9852895f934c8c9fc102b2424c417b65ab718abc66d2f0034c4a98b82cf76defb2f5f7220ecefdad2d69950011f7f28784d5cc091b8b98e8e070a6f1