diff --git a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
index 2732089a72..4af1f5a14e 100644
--- a/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/font/harfbuzz/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>OpenType text shaping engine.</Summary>
         <Description>The Harfbuzz package contains an OpenType text shaping engine.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="a87064f4a16dea4b7c95013db5bd2d2039fd81e3" type="targz">https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/2.7.4.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="a55ca8cd16cb2eacbfa424aead45683309f34f24" type="targz">https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/2.8.1.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>git</Dependency>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="12">
+            <Date>2021-06-03</Date>
+            <Version>2.8.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="11">
             <Date>2021-02-26</Date>
             <Version>2.7.4</Version>