diff --git a/lang/python/python-setuptools-scm/Makefile b/lang/python/python-setuptools-scm/Makefile
index 5e197a57f9..305c297d16 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-setuptools-scm/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-setuptools-scm/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-setuptools-scm
-PKG_VERSION:=7.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=8.1.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=setuptools-scm
 PYPI_SOURCE_NAME:=setuptools_scm
-PKG_HASH:=6c508345a771aad7d56ebff0e70628bf2b0ec7573762be9960214730de278f27
+PKG_HASH:=42dea1b65771cba93b7a515d65a65d8246e560768a66b9106a592c8e7f26c8a7
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE