diff --git a/utils/unrar/Makefile b/utils/unrar/Makefile
index a7e3a1cb03..ca60603376 100644
--- a/utils/unrar/Makefile
+++ b/utils/unrar/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=unrar
-PKG_VERSION:=5.7.5
+PKG_VERSION:=5.8.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=unrarsrc-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.rarlab.com/rar
-PKG_HASH:=e1c2fddaa87a88b1535bfc10ca484f3c5af4e5a55fbb933f8819e26203bbe2ee
+PKG_HASH:=035f1f436f0dc2aea09aec146b9cc3e47ca2442f2c62b4ad9374c7c9cc20e632
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>, \
 		Ted Hess <thess@kitschensync.net>