diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/coredns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/coredns/default.nix
index 6973e46412bf..adb1a7f329bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/coredns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/coredns/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "coredns";
-  version = "1.8.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "coredns";
     repo = "coredns";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "04hkz70s5i7ndwyg39za3k83amvmi90rkjm8qp3w3a8fbmq4q4y6";
+    sha256 = "sha256-F4YiLjWrAjCNorR5dHQ2nzEBVWvJVuDDmAbUXruaPYQ=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "1zwrf2pshb9r3yvp7mqali47163nqhvs9ghflczfpigqswd1m0p0";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-QvT1vnvF+gvABh2SzR6vUsj3KCD8ABqZwXQUm3NldM0=";
 
   doCheck = false;