diff --git a/telegraf/telegraf.spec b/telegraf/telegraf.spec
index 47fa9c0648..1b3a9bc18d 100644
--- a/telegraf/telegraf.spec
+++ b/telegraf/telegraf.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package information
-%define       V_telegraf_base  1.8.0
-%define       V_telegraf_snap  20180922
+%define       V_telegraf_base  1.8.1
+%define       V_telegraf_snap  20181004
 
 #   package information
 Name:         telegraf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Database
 License:      MIT
 Version:      %{V_telegraf_base}.%{V_telegraf_snap}
-Release:      20180922
+Release:      20181004
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/telegraf/telegraf-%{V_telegraf_snap}.tar.xz