diff --git a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
index ec524b1d76..c9bc4c6323 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ (define-public skalibs
 (define-public execline
   (package
     (name "execline")
-    (version "2.8.0.1")
+    (version "2.8.1.0")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (string-append "https://skarnet.org/software/execline/execline-"
                           version ".tar.gz"))
       (sha256
-       (base32 "1v9swmhw2rcrr9fmkmd7qh8qq0kslhmvxwz2a3bhan9ksabz8wx3"))))
+       (base32 "0msmzf5zwjcsgjlvvq28rd2i0fkdb2skmv8ii0ix8dhyckwwjmav"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("skalibs" ,skalibs)))
     (arguments