diff --git a/lang/perl/Makefile b/lang/perl/Makefile
index b92b00279..aef2c6655 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include perlver.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=perl
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PERL_VERSION)
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 		https://cpan.metacpan.org/src/5.0 \
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 		https://mirrors.sonic.net/cpan/src/5.0 \
 		https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
-PKG_HASH:=059b3cb69970d8c8c5964caced0335b4af34ac990c8e61f7e3f90cd1c2d11e49
+PKG_HASH:=fea7162d4cca940a387f0587b93f6737d884bf74d8a9d7cfd978bc12cd0b202d
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-1.0+ Artistic-1.0-Perl
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=Copying Artistic README
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/version.config b/lang/perl/files/version.config
index 5a5c402f3..b318648e0 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/version.config
+++ b/lang/perl/files/version.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Set the version here
 PERL_REVISION=5
 PERL_VERSION=28
-PERL_SUBVERSION=0
+PERL_SUBVERSION=1
 
 # (api_revison, api_version, api_subversion) = (revision, version, 0) usually
 PERL_API_REVISION=5
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/020-storables-stacksize.patch b/lang/perl/patches/020-storables-stacksize.patch
index a2fff02f4..903d90b7d 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/020-storables-stacksize.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/020-storables-stacksize.patch
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Subject: (perl #133411) don't try to load Storable with -Dusecrosscompile
  dist/Storable/stacksize   | 10 +++++++---
  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 
-diff --git a/dist/Storable/Makefile.PL b/dist/Storable/Makefile.PL
-index a5d9e66891..db420ab30b 100644
 --- a/dist/Storable/Makefile.PL
 +++ b/dist/Storable/Makefile.PL
 @@ -90,12 +90,19 @@ sub depend {
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ index a5d9e66891..db420ab30b 100644
  
  release : dist
  	git tag \$(VERSION)
-diff --git a/dist/Storable/stacksize b/dist/Storable/stacksize
-index 7abd3a84cc..14e0739734 100644
 --- a/dist/Storable/stacksize
 +++ b/dist/Storable/stacksize
 @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ use Cwd;
@@ -68,6 +64,3 @@ index 7abd3a84cc..14e0739734 100644
  if ($^O eq "MSWin32") {
      require Win32;
      my ($str, $major, $minor) = Win32::GetOSVersion();
--- 
-2.11.0
-
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch b/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
index 147c2d38f..2f7ebcbc4 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/110-always_use_miniperl.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/Makefile.SH
 +++ b/Makefile.SH
-@@ -334,22 +334,11 @@ MANIFEST_SRT = MANIFEST.srt
+@@ -339,22 +339,11 @@ MANIFEST_SRT = MANIFEST.srt
  
  !GROK!THIS!
  
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/120-remove-build-timestamp.patch b/lang/perl/patches/120-remove-build-timestamp.patch
index 57de481ec..b0e783462 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/120-remove-build-timestamp.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/120-remove-build-timestamp.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-Index: perl-5.26.1/perl.c
-===================================================================
---- perl-5.26.1.orig/perl.c
-+++ perl-5.26.1/perl.c
-@@ -1878,16 +1878,6 @@ S_Internals_V(pTHX_ CV *cv)
+--- a/perl.c
++++ b/perl.c
+@@ -1987,16 +1987,6 @@ S_Internals_V(pTHX_ CV *cv)
      PUSHs(Perl_newSVpvn_flags(aTHX_ non_bincompat_options,
  			      sizeof(non_bincompat_options) - 1, SVs_TEMP));
  
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/900-use-rm-force.patch b/lang/perl/patches/900-use-rm-force.patch
index 1eac6ce35..d2197571a 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/900-use-rm-force.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/900-use-rm-force.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- a/Makefile.SH	2017-10-17 11:59:52.938763142 -0600
-+++ b/Makefile.SH	2017-10-17 12:13:46.202555604 -0600
+--- a/Makefile.SH
++++ b/Makefile.SH
 @@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ LNS = $lns
  # NOTE: some systems don't grok "cp -f". XXX Configure test needed?
  CPS = $cp
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
  !NO!SUBS!
  
          case $osname in
-@@ -1119,8 +1120,8 @@ pod/perl5280delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod
- 	$(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5280delta.pod
+@@ -1119,8 +1120,8 @@ pod/perl5281delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod
+ 	$(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5281delta.pod
  
  extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE)
 -	-@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods`
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/910-miniperl-needs-inc-dot.patch b/lang/perl/patches/910-miniperl-needs-inc-dot.patch
index d6ef98bae..347f6f2a3 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/910-miniperl-needs-inc-dot.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/910-miniperl-needs-inc-dot.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- a/Makefile.SH	2017-10-15 18:57:08.436234652 -0600
-+++ b/Makefile.SH	2017-10-15 19:02:47.587658819 -0600
-@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ PATH_SEP = $p_
+--- a/Makefile.SH
++++ b/Makefile.SH
+@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ PATH_SEP = $p_
  # Macros to invoke a copy of miniperl during the build.  Targets which
  # are built using these macros should depend on \$(MINIPERL_EXE)
  MINIPERL_EXE = miniperl\$(EXE_EXT)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
  # Macros to invoke sort the MANIFEST during build
  MANIFEST_SRT = MANIFEST.srt
-@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ NAMESPACEFLAGS = -force_flat_namespace
+@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ lib/buildcustomize.pl: $& $(miniperl_obj
  	@$(RMS) miniperl.xok
  	$(CC) $(CLDFLAGS) $(NAMESPACEFLAGS) -o $(MINIPERL_EXE) \
  	    $(miniperl_objs) $(libs)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  	$(MINIPERL) -f write_buildcustomize.pl
  !NO!SUBS!
  		;;
-@@ -1002,16 +1002,16 @@ lib/buildcustomize.pl: $& $(miniperl_obj
+@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ lib/buildcustomize.pl: \$& \$(miniperl_d
  	@\$(RMS) miniperl.xok
  	@\$(RMS) \$(MINIPERL_EXE)
  	\$(LNS) \$(HOST_PERL) \$(MINIPERL_EXE)
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
  	\$(MINIPERL) -f write_buildcustomize.pl 'osname' "$osname"
  !GROK!THIS!
  		else
- 			$spitshell >>$Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
- lib/buildcustomize.pl: $& $(miniperl_dep) write_buildcustomize.pl
+@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ lib/buildcustomize.pl: $& $(miniperl_dep
  	@$(RMS) miniperl.xok
  	$(CC) $(CLDFLAGS) -o $(MINIPERL_EXE) \
  	    $(miniperl_objs) $(libs)
diff --git a/lang/perl/patches/920-fix-no-locale.patch b/lang/perl/patches/920-fix-no-locale.patch
index 594695b45..25ff28517 100644
--- a/lang/perl/patches/920-fix-no-locale.patch
+++ b/lang/perl/patches/920-fix-no-locale.patch
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ Date:   Wed May 23 15:32:47 2018 -0600
     Several problems with this compile option were not caught before 5.28
     was frozen.
 
-diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
-index 0f06e38..36f9f97 100644
 --- a/embed.fnc
 +++ b/embed.fnc
-@@ -2765,9 +2765,11 @@ s	|bool	|isa_lookup	|NN HV *stash|NN const char * const name \
+@@ -2793,9 +2793,11 @@ s	|bool	|isa_lookup	|NN HV *stash|NN con
  #endif
  
  #if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
@@ -23,11 +21,9 @@ index 0f06e38..36f9f97 100644
  #  ifdef HAS_NL_LANGINFO
  sn	|const char*|my_nl_langinfo|const nl_item item|bool toggle
  #  else
-diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
-index cf3ad9e..fb66c26 100644
 --- a/embed.h
 +++ b/embed.h
-@@ -1724,16 +1724,16 @@
+@@ -1796,16 +1796,16 @@
  #define unshare_hek_or_pvn(a,b,c,d)	S_unshare_hek_or_pvn(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
  #  endif
  #  if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
@@ -47,8 +43,6 @@ index cf3ad9e..fb66c26 100644
  #      if defined(USE_POSIX_2008_LOCALE)
  #define emulate_setlocale	S_emulate_setlocale
  #      endif
-diff --git a/locale.c b/locale.c
-index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
 --- a/locale.c
 +++ b/locale.c
 @@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ S_locking_setlocale(pTHX_
@@ -59,7 +53,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  
  STATIC void
  S_set_numeric_radix(pTHX_ const bool use_locale)
-@@ -1299,6 +1300,10 @@ S_set_numeric_radix(pTHX_ const bool use_locale)
+@@ -1299,6 +1300,10 @@ S_set_numeric_radix(pTHX_ const bool use
      }
  
  #  endif
@@ -87,7 +81,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  #ifdef WIN32
  
  STATIC char *
-@@ -2139,11 +2145,20 @@ Perl_setlocale(const int category, const char * locale)
+@@ -2139,11 +2145,20 @@ Perl_setlocale(const int category, const
  {
      /* This wraps POSIX::setlocale() */
  
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  
  #ifdef USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC
  
-@@ -2262,6 +2277,8 @@ Perl_setlocale(const int category, const char * locale)
+@@ -2262,6 +2277,8 @@ Perl_setlocale(const int category, const
  
      return retval;
  
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  }
  
  PERL_STATIC_INLINE const char *
-@@ -2414,13 +2431,16 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool toggle)
+@@ -2414,13 +2431,16 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool to
      dTHX;
      const char * retval;
  
@@ -137,7 +131,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  
  #if defined(HAS_NL_LANGINFO) /* nl_langinfo() is available.  */
  #  if   ! defined(HAS_THREAD_SAFE_NL_LANGINFO_L)      \
-@@ -2468,6 +2488,8 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool toggle)
+@@ -2468,6 +2488,8 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool to
              do_free = TRUE;
          }
  
@@ -146,7 +140,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
          if (toggle) {
              if (PL_underlying_numeric_obj) {
                  cur = PL_underlying_numeric_obj;
-@@ -2478,6 +2500,8 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool toggle)
+@@ -2478,6 +2500,8 @@ S_my_nl_langinfo(const int item, bool to
              }
          }
  
@@ -176,7 +170,7 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  
      SAVEFREEPV(errstr);
      return errstr;
-@@ -5301,10 +5324,17 @@ L<C<Perl_switch_to_global_locale>|perlapi/switch_to_global_locale>.
+@@ -5301,10 +5324,17 @@ L<C<Perl_switch_to_global_locale>|perlap
  bool
  Perl_sync_locale()
  {
@@ -267,8 +261,6 @@ index 7653340..f8f77fb 100644
  }
  
  #if defined(DEBUGGING) && defined(USE_LOCALE)
-diff --git a/makedef.pl b/makedef.pl
-index dbd756d..661b71d 100644
 --- a/makedef.pl
 +++ b/makedef.pl
 @@ -574,6 +574,9 @@ unless ($define{USE_LOCALE_COLLATE}) {
@@ -291,11 +283,9 @@ index dbd756d..661b71d 100644
  			 );
  }
  
-diff --git a/perl.h b/perl.h
-index 3e1f6cd..d457776 100644
 --- a/perl.h
 +++ b/perl.h
-@@ -5657,6 +5657,9 @@ typedef struct am_table_short AMTS;
+@@ -5656,6 +5656,9 @@ typedef struct am_table_short AMTS;
  #  define IN_LC_COMPILETIME(category)      0
  #  define IN_LC_RUNTIME(category)          0
  #  define IN_LC(category)                  0
@@ -305,11 +295,9 @@ index 3e1f6cd..d457776 100644
  #endif
  
  
-diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
-index 3e027ab..558c33a 100644
 --- a/proto.h
 +++ b/proto.h
-@@ -4669,8 +4669,6 @@ PERL_CALLCONV SV*	Perl_hfree_next_entry(pTHX_ HV *hv, STRLEN *indexp);
+@@ -4886,8 +4886,6 @@ PERL_CALLCONV SV*	Perl_hfree_next_entry(
  	assert(hv); assert(indexp)
  #endif
  #if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
@@ -318,7 +306,7 @@ index 3e027ab..558c33a 100644
  #ifndef PERL_NO_INLINE_FUNCTIONS
  PERL_STATIC_INLINE const char *	S_save_to_buffer(const char * string, char **buf, Size_t *buf_size, const Size_t offset)
  			__attribute__warn_unused_result__;
-@@ -4678,17 +4676,19 @@ PERL_STATIC_INLINE const char *	S_save_to_buffer(const char * string, char **buf
+@@ -4895,17 +4893,19 @@ PERL_STATIC_INLINE const char *	S_save_t
  	assert(buf_size)
  #endif
  
@@ -339,11 +327,9 @@ index 3e027ab..558c33a 100644
  #    if defined(USE_POSIX_2008_LOCALE)
  STATIC const char*	S_emulate_setlocale(const int category, const char* locale, unsigned int index, const bool is_index_valid);
  #    endif
-diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
-index 07865bb..81223ca 100644
 --- a/sv.c
 +++ b/sv.c
-@@ -13330,10 +13330,15 @@ Perl_sv_vcatpvfn_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const char *const pat, const STRLEN p
+@@ -13330,10 +13330,15 @@ Perl_sv_vcatpvfn_flags(pTHX_ SV *const s
  
      SvTAINT(sv);
  
@@ -359,11 +345,9 @@ index 07865bb..81223ca 100644
  }
  
  /* =========================================================================
-diff --git a/t/lib/warnings/regexec b/t/lib/warnings/regexec
-index 900dd6e..b9e53c9 100644
 --- a/t/lib/warnings/regexec
 +++ b/t/lib/warnings/regexec
-@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ Use of \b{} or \B{} for non-UTF-8 locale is wrong.  Assuming a UTF-8 locale at -
+@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ Use of \b{} or \B{} for non-UTF-8 locale
  Use of \b{} or \B{} for non-UTF-8 locale is wrong.  Assuming a UTF-8 locale at - line 17.
  ########
  # NAME (?[ ]) in non-UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/lang/perl/perlver.mk b/lang/perl/perlver.mk
index b23e68a20..dbec8151e 100644
--- a/lang/perl/perlver.mk
+++ b/lang/perl/perlver.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PERL_VERSION:=5.28.0
+PERL_VERSION:=5.28.1
 
 PERL_EXPLODE:=$(subst ., ,$(PERL_VERSION))