diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/jq/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/jq/package.mk
index afcfbeced7..18718ff860 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/jq/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/jq/package.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="jq"
-PKG_VERSION="1.7.1"
-PKG_SHA256="478c9ca129fd2e3443fe27314b455e211e0d8c60bc8ff7df703873deeee580c2"
+PKG_VERSION="1.8.1"
+PKG_SHA256="2be64e7129cecb11d5906290eba10af694fb9e3e7f9fc208a311dc33ca837eb0"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="https://jqlang.github.io/jq/"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"