diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index bea6288976..afe6ded66f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -25863,14 +25863,14 @@ (define-public emacs-mastodon
 (define-public emacs-ebdb
   (package
     (name "emacs-ebdb")
-    (version "0.7.1")
+    (version "0.8.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"
                            "ebdb-" version ".tar"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1z5lh1mib60mvs5kbdsrw2h4whz4n5ad4qkpphs2xjvaz92jgq6s"))))
+        (base32 "1wdv1jkcawbxa8nnd0856ix1qp0chkc9yasvm7dmn7gj1y92nss1"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/girzel/ebdb")
     (synopsis "EIEIO port of BBDB, Emacs's contact-management package")