diff --git a/package/utils/secilc/Makefile b/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
index 10547cfa235..0cb808b2e15 100644
--- a/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/secilc/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=secilc
-PKG_VERSION:=3.5
+PKG_VERSION:=3.8.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/releases/download/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=3eebc5a1f97847fa530cf90654b9f3b8f21a13c9ea3d07495325651580cd3373
+PKG_HASH:=3db2974dd9a3c8403ada0392deff267b0398a74b4e7a0b051af76457270848d1
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libsepol/host
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>