diff --git a/gnu/packages/graphics.scm b/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
index 3ef420cf05..217ccb4ece 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/graphics.scm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Manolis Fragkiskos Ragkousis <manolis837@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Ben Woodcroft <donttrustben@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ (define-module (gnu packages graphics)
 (define-public blender
   (package
     (name "blender")
-    (version "2.81")
+    (version "2.81a")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://download.blender.org/source/"
                                   "blender-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1prp0f2152f1sz23jlc86vndfvmplb7qhllikkirq7hgpykrshna"))))
+                "1zl0ar95qkxsrbqw9miz2hrjijlqjl06vg3clfk9rm7krr2l3b2j"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
       (let ((python-version (version-major+minor (package-version python))))