diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index 4ae0733fbb..fa1591a8ec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -1734,13 +1734,13 @@ of supported upstream metrics systems simultaneously.")
 (define-public ansible
   (package
     (name "ansible")
-    (version "2.8.0")
+    (version "2.8.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "ansible" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1bpk5r5x6vdgn839n74yv2chd2ja10yfrhav0fzwa38mi5yxsd3j"))))
+        (base32 "0ia4x17ywym3r1m96ar4h0wc2xlylhbjp6x4wzwkh4p2i0x1vmg1"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("python-bcrypt" ,python-bcrypt)