diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ab8ea1..22c48e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 /hupper-1.5.tar.gz
 /hupper-1.6.tar.gz
 /hupper-1.6.1.tar.gz
+/hupper-1.8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-hupper.spec b/python-hupper.spec
index 408eb87..8fc3191 100644
--- a/python-hupper.spec
+++ b/python-hupper.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %global sum Integrated process monitor for developing servers
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
-Version:        1.6.1
+Version:        1.8.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{sum}
 
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ When files are changed the process is restarted.
 %{_bindir}/hupper
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jun 16 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.8.1-1
+- Update to 1.8.1. Fixes bug #1717277
+
 * Sat Mar 16 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.6.1-1
 - Update to 1.6.1. Fixes bug #1687548
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 651903f..9087a06 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (hupper-1.6.1.tar.gz) = 2e2452dbbe3845201bbf4707b4eb0e733c7f79ac37897e6792f9629e1deea59e9a2089dec6e362bb63eb0b5e0e8701093d79d41593812a67275dd974f814acca
+SHA512 (hupper-1.8.1.tar.gz) = f3bb7e3678fbef2a7e9bfdf39300183025ac896dbbf2cb796e0b63a162ef19ad8043e38c065a7bdfc2991423ba0ca92c91b751c7953b862f21889f45f670eacc