diff --git a/admin/monit/Makefile b/admin/monit/Makefile
index a6a4dfb1a..26fe34420 100644
--- a/admin/monit/Makefile
+++ b/admin/monit/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=monit
-PKG_VERSION:=5.6
+PKG_VERSION:=5.8.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://mmonit.com/monit/dist
-PKG_MD5SUM:=19dfc1ce8512e832134d06eedd96ba50
+PKG_MD5SUM:=9467328f1da0b644a766a387443db2ea
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=AGPL-3.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ define Package/monit/Default
   DEPENDS:= +libpthread
   TITLE:=System services monitoring utility
   URL:=http://mmonit.com/monit/
+  MAINTAINER:=Etienne CHAMPETIER <etienne.champetier@free.fr>
 endef
 
 define Package/monit/Default/description