diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c5c42a..44a8ef9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ transmission-2.04.tar.xz
 /transmission-2.75.tar.xz
 /transmission-2.76.tar.xz
 /transmission-2.80.tar.xz
+/transmission-2.81.tar.xz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 966c6ac..14673b4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2bde600d4b0a75d0bd3784550d59a8af  transmission-2.80.tar.xz
+db1ad10ecff07150486dab2365ccb3a8  transmission-2.81.tar.xz
diff --git a/transmission.spec b/transmission.spec
index cda7c2c..f2b15fc 100644
--- a/transmission.spec
+++ b/transmission.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %global _hardened_build 1
 
 Name:           transmission
-Version:        2.80
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        2.81
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A lightweight GTK+ BitTorrent client
 
 Group:          Applications/Internet
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Qt graphical interface of Transmission BitTorrent client.
 %pre daemon
 getent group transmission >/dev/null || groupadd -r transmission
 getent passwd transmission >/dev/null || \
-useradd -r -g transmission -d /var/lib/transmission -s /sbin/nologin \
+useradd -r -g transmission -d %{_sharestatedir}/transmission -s /sbin/nologin \
         -c "transmission daemon account" transmission
 exit 0
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mv NEWS.new NEWS
 
 %build
 
-CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC"
+CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC"
 
 %configure --disable-static --enable-utp --enable-daemon \
            --enable-nls --enable-cli --enable-daemon --with-systemd-daemon 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ popd
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
 install -m0644 daemon/transmission-daemon.service  %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/lib/transmission
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sharestatedir}/transmission
 %make_install
 make install INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}%{_prefix} -C qt
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fi
 %files daemon
 %{_bindir}/transmission-daemon
 %{_unitdir}/transmission-daemon.service
-%attr(-,transmission, transmission)/var/lib/transmission/
+%attr(-,transmission, transmission)%{_sharestatedir}/transmission/
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/transmission-daemon*
 
 %files gtk -f %{name}-gtk.lang
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ fi
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/transmission-qt.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 22 2013 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> 2.81-1
+- Update to new upstream release: 2.81
+- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.81
+- Replace /var/lib by sharestatedir macro
+- Replace $RPM_OPT_FLAGS with %optflags for consistency
+
 * Sun Jul 14 2013 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> 2.80-2
 - systemd-units -> systemd. rhbz:981647
 - Add systemd-devel as BR. rhbz:984220