diff --git a/bucket/qemu.json b/bucket/qemu.json
index eb22e9a6e8..14776b6745 100644
--- a/bucket/qemu.json
+++ b/bucket/qemu.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
-    "version": "8.1.0-rc1",
+    "version": "8.1.0-rc2",
     "description": "A generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.",
     "homepage": "https://qemu.weilnetz.de/",
     "license": "GPL-2.0-only",
     "architecture": {
         "64bit": {
-            "url": "https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/2023/qemu-w64-setup-20230725.exe#/dl.7z_",
-            "hash": "sha512:4cde3e14ef69e7b2a2e94e6066f177fab009dea0b45495f0ec44eb5a2962cac29082380b6bb3e21e2ffb917b86dab81f52cfa0b18caa8b5aec0cf4b74d525d7e"
+            "url": "https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/2023/qemu-w64-setup-20230802.exe#/dl.7z_",
+            "hash": "62dcb99d284d7afcc276499022475d7dcf2f96f4190ba0fa72b547b494588188"
         }
     },
     "pre_install": "Expand-7zipArchive \"$dir\\dl.7z_\" \"$dir\" -Removal -Switches '-xr!*.exe.nsis -x!$PLUGINSDIR'",