diff --git a/python-setuptools-rust.changes b/python-setuptools-rust.changes
index b243755..9f22638 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-rust.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools-rust.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 29 12:34:54 UTC 2024 - Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de>
+
+- update to 1.8.1:
+  * Remove direct imports from distutils
+  * Include py.typed when packaging to denote that setuptools-rust includes type hints
+  * Add support for pyproject.toml configuration using [tool.setuptools-rust] options
+  * Fix plat_name handling in the case bdist_wheel.plat_name is set via configuration file
+  * Drop support for Python 3.7
+  * Remove direct imports from pkg_resources.
+  * Add support for setting a custom cargo profile with the SETUPTOOLS_RUST_CARGO_PROFILE environment variable
+- drop installation of example hello-world as it needs a cargo now
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May  4 19:54:42 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools-rust.spec b/python-setuptools-rust.spec
index e82375f..d9f3a71 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-rust.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools-rust.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-setuptools-rust
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %global skip_python2 1
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-setuptools-rust
-Version:        1.6.0
+Version:        1.8.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Setuptools plugin for Rust extensions
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
@@ -69,15 +69,7 @@ were written in C.
 %check
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 # network / crates.io access
-%pytest tests/ -k "not test_get_lib_name_namespace_package"
-pushd examples/hello-world
-%{python_expand # See noxfile.py
-# hello-world is the only example which does not need extra rust packages (via cargo_vendor)
-export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
-$python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --target=$PWD/build/exampleinstall/ --no-deps --no-index .
-$PWD/build/exampleinstall/bin/hello-world
-}
-popd
+%pytest tests/ -k "not test_get_lib_name_namespace_package and not test_metadata_contents and not test_metadata_cargo_log"
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE
diff --git a/setuptools-rust-1.6.0.tar.gz b/setuptools-rust-1.6.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3ce1a..0000000
--- a/setuptools-rust-1.6.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:c86e734deac330597998bfbc08da45187e6b27837e23bd91eadb320732392262
-size 296421
diff --git a/setuptools-rust-1.8.1.tar.gz b/setuptools-rust-1.8.1.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..893939e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setuptools-rust-1.8.1.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:94b1dd5d5308b3138d5b933c3a2b55e6d6927d1a22632e509fcea9ddd0f7e486
+size 311455