diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lz4/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lz4/package.py
index 2c8d0977ae..977167dd28 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lz4/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lz4/package.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Lz4(Package):
     homepage = "http://lz4.github.io/lz4/"
     url      = "https://github.com/lz4/lz4/archive/v1.7.5.tar.gz"
 
+    version('1.8.1.2', '343538e69ba752a386c669b1a28111e2')
     version('1.7.5', 'c9610c5ce97eb431dddddf0073d919b9')
     version('1.3.1', '42b09fab42331da9d3fb33bd5c560de9')