diff --git a/upstream_utils/update_fmt.py b/upstream_utils/update_fmt.py
index faddbae..f752b3d 100755
--- a/upstream_utils/update_fmt.py
+++ b/upstream_utils/update_fmt.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 
-from upstream_utils import setup_upstream_repo, comment_out_invalid_includes, walk_cwd_and_copy_if
+from upstream_utils import setup_upstream_repo, comment_out_invalid_includes, walk_cwd_and_copy_if, apply_patches
 
 
 def main():
-    root, repo = setup_upstream_repo("https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt", "8.0.1")
+    root, repo = setup_upstream_repo("https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt", "8.1.1")
     wpiutil = os.path.join(root, "wpiutil")
 
     # Delete old install
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
         comment_out_invalid_includes(
             f, [os.path.join(wpiutil, "src/main/native/fmtlib/include")])
 
+    apply_patches(root,
+                  ["upstream_utils/fmt-dont-throw-on-write-failure.patch"])
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()