diff --git a/sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.0.4.patchset b/sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.1.patchset
similarity index 79%
rename from sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.0.4.patchset
rename to sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.1.patchset
index 8beb7bb0b..016a441a9 100644
--- a/sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.0.4.patchset
+++ b/sys-libs/readline/patches/readline-8.1.patchset
@@ -5,30 +5,31 @@ Subject: applying patch readline-7.0.patch
 
 
 diff --git a/support/shlib-install b/support/shlib-install
-index cfec3bd..33a6612 100755
+index 661355d..cfd9cf1 100755
 --- a/support/shlib-install
 +++ b/support/shlib-install
 @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ INSTALL_LINK2='${echo} cd $INSTALLDIR && ${echo} ${LN} $LIBNAME $LINK2'
  # Create symlinks to the installed library.  This section is incomplete.
  #
  case "$host_os-$host_vendor" in
--*linux*|freebsd*-gentoo)
-+*linux*|freebsd*-gentoo|haiku*)
+-*linux*|freebsd*|dragonfly*)
++*linux*|freebsd*|dragonfly*|haiku*)
  	# libname.so.M -> libname.so.M.N
  	${echo} ${RM} ${INSTALLDIR}/$LINK2
  	if [ -z "$uninstall" ]; then
 diff --git a/support/shobj-conf b/support/shobj-conf
-index 1f64433..69f0693 100644
+index 5a3f977..c34b69b 100644
 --- a/support/shobj-conf
 +++ b/support/shobj-conf
 @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ sunos5*|solaris2*)
  	;;
  
  # All versions of Linux (including Gentoo/FreeBSD) or the semi-mythical GNU Hurd.
--linux*-*|gnu*-*|k*bsd*-gnu-*|freebsd*-gentoo)
-+linux*-*|gnu*-*|k*bsd*-gnu-*|freebsd*-gentoo|haiku*)
+-linux*-*|gnu*-*|k*bsd*-gnu-*|freebsd*|dragonfly*)
++linux*-*|gnu*-*|k*bsd*-gnu-*|freebsd*|dragonfly*|haiku*)
  	SHOBJ_CFLAGS=-fPIC
  	SHOBJ_LD='${CC}'
  	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,$@'
 -- 
-2.7.0
+2.28.0
+
diff --git a/sys-libs/readline/readline-8.0.4.recipe b/sys-libs/readline/readline-8.1.recipe
similarity index 65%
rename from sys-libs/readline/readline-8.0.4.recipe
rename to sys-libs/readline/readline-8.1.recipe
index efe0a5f90..92a9175e9 100644
--- a/sys-libs/readline/readline-8.0.4.recipe
+++ b/sys-libs/readline/readline-8.1.recipe
@@ -13,16 +13,9 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html"
 COPYRIGHT="1989-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc."
 LICENSE="GNU GPL v3"
 REVISION="1"
-SOURCE_URI="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="e339f51971478d369f8a053a330a190781acb9864cf4c541060f12078948e461"
-SOURCE_DIR="readline-8.0"
-for i in {001..004}; do
-	eval "SOURCE_URI_$i=\"https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0-patches/readline80-$i#noarchive\""
-done
-CHECKSUM_SHA256_001="d8e5e98933cf5756f862243c0601cb69d3667bb33f2c7b751fe4e40b2c3fd069"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256_002="36b0febff1e560091ae7476026921f31b6d1dd4c918dcb7b741aa2dad1aec8f7"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256_003="94ddb2210b71eb5389c7756865d60e343666dfb722c85892f8226b26bb3eeaef"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256_004="b1aa3d2a40eee2dea9708229740742e649c32bb8db13535ea78f8ac15377394c"
+SOURCE_URI="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.1.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="f8ceb4ee131e3232226a17f51b164afc46cd0b9e6cef344be87c65962cb82b02"
+SOURCE_DIR="readline-8.1"
 PATCHES="readline-$portVersion.patchset"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64 sparc m68k"
@@ -30,8 +23,8 @@ SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	readline$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
-	lib:libhistory$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.0 compat >= 8
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.0 compat >= 8
+	lib:libhistory$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.1 compat >= 8
+	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.1 compat >= 8
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -40,8 +33,8 @@ REQUIRES="
 
 PROVIDES_devel="
 	readline${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
-	devel:libhistory$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.0 compat >= 8
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.0 compat >= 8
+	devel:libhistory$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.1 compat >= 8
+	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix = 8.1 compat >= 8
 	"
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	readline$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
@@ -62,16 +55,8 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	"
 
 defineDebugInfoPackage readline$secondaryArchSuffix \
-	$libDir/libhistory.so.8.0 \
-	$libDir/libreadline.so.8.0
-
-PATCH()
-{
-	for i in {001..004}; do
-		echo "Applying patch $i..."
-		cat ../../sources-$i/readline80-$i | patch -p0
-	done
-}
+	$libDir/libhistory.so.8.1 \
+	$libDir/libreadline.so.8.1
 
 BUILD()
 {