diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f36fb068e6bb48adf1c8129b7f9b1b36ea0df4d5..dd084935604ee8483d6945681acccf9420b43c81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ JAVAPATH:=$(wildcard /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.17.0-openjdk-*/bin/)
 JAVARELEASE:=17
 
 # Verwendete Rosetta-Version
-ROSETTAVERSION:=8.0.0
+ROSETTAVERSION:=8.1.0
 
 # Pfad zum Rosetta-SDK und lokalen JARs
 ROSETTASDK:=/exlibris/dps/d4_1/system.dir/dps-sdk-${ROSETTAVERSION}/dps-sdk-projects/dps-sdk-deposit/lib/
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ $(JAR): $(OBJS)
 	@cp -r PLUGIN-INF/ $(BUILD)
 	@cp -r META-INF/ $(BUILD)
 	@cp -r lib/ $(BUILD)
+	# patch suggested by ExL, see https://git.slub-dresden.de/digital-preservation/xml_plugin4rosetta/-/issues/20
+	@rm -f $(BUILD)/lib/xml-apis.jar
 	@cd java; find ./ -name "*.class" -print -exec cp --parents -r \{\} $(PWD)/$(BUILD) \; ; cd ..
 	@cd $(BUILD); ${JAVAPATH}/jar cfvM ../$@ ./* ; cd ..