diff --git a/net/acme-acmesh/Makefile b/net/acme-acmesh/Makefile
index fcbb563fce..7cb5ba4ee2 100644
--- a/net/acme-acmesh/Makefile
+++ b/net/acme-acmesh/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ endef
 
 define Package/acme-acmesh-dnsapi/description
  This package provides DNS API integration for ACME (Letsencrypt) client.
- scripts are from acme.sh
 endef
 
 define Package/acme-acmesh-dnsapi/install
diff --git a/net/uacme/Makefile b/net/uacme/Makefile
index 7f348613df..0e81ca1bf6 100644
--- a/net/uacme/Makefile
+++ b/net/uacme/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=uacme
-PKG_VERSION:=1.7.6
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/ndilieto/uacme/tar.gz/upstream/$(PKG_VERSION)?
-PKG_HASH:=d11a86ac2a0dbf285de27dff4193c65f7f3736da3d0480049af50d305940e0d6
+PKG_HASH:=de7588577f8298dcb0d42dfaa9452a918fa692c4e165060207ac22f72fb0425d
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Lucian Cristian <lucian.cristian@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ define Package/uacme/install
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/hook.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/hook
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/httpchalhook.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/httpchalhook.sh
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dns_persist.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/dns_persist.sh
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/uacme $(1)/usr/sbin/uacme
 endef
 
@@ -128,9 +129,10 @@ define Package/uacme-dnsapi-adapter/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
 	 $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client
 
-  $(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dnschalhook.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/dnschalhook.sh
-  $(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dnsapi_helper.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/dnsapi_helper.sh
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dnschalhook.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/dnschalhook.sh
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dnsapi_helper.sh $(1)/usr/lib/acme/client/dnsapi_helper.sh
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,uacme))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,uacme-ualpn))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,uacme-dnsapi-adapter))
diff --git a/net/uacme/files/dns_persist.sh b/net/uacme/files/dns_persist.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b8058c1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/uacme/files/dns_persist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Nicola Di Lieto <nicola.dilieto@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of uacme.
+#
+# uacme is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# uacme is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# Part of this is copied from acme.sh
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# noop challange 'solver' for challenge type select
+
+ARGS=5
+E_BADARGS=85
+LOG_TAG=acme-uacme-dns-persist
+
+if test $# -ne "$ARGS"
+then
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") method type ident token auth" 1>&2
+    exit $E_BADARGS
+fi
+
+METHOD=$1
+TYPE=$2
+IDENT=$3
+TOKEN=$4
+AUTH=$5
+
+if [ "$TYPE" != "dns-persist-01" ]; then
+    echo "skipping $TYPE" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$METHOD" = "failed" ]; then
+   logger -t "$LOG_TAG" -p "daemon.info" -- "Create TXT record $AUTH at _validation-persist.$IDENT to authorize domain"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/net/uacme/files/hook.sh b/net/uacme/files/hook.sh
index e090312ca4..2c0421255d 100755
--- a/net/uacme/files/hook.sh
+++ b/net/uacme/files/hook.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ get)
 	fi
 	set --
 	[ "$debug" = 1 ] && set -- "$@" -v
-#uacme doesn't rotate privkey
 	case $key_type in
 	ec*)
 		keylength=${key_type#ec}
@@ -130,6 +129,10 @@ get)
 		set -- "$@" --days "$days"
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$cert_profile" ]; then
+		set -- "$@" --profile "$cert_profile"
+	fi
+
 	# uacme handles challange select by hook script
 	case "$validation_method" in
 	"alpn")
@@ -151,6 +154,9 @@ get)
 			export dns_wait
 		fi
 		;;
+	"dns-persist")
+		set -- "$@" -h "$HOOKDIR/client/dns_persist.sh"
+		;;
 	"standalone")
 		set -- "$@" --standalone --listen-v6
 		log err "standalone server is not implmented for uacme"
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ get)
 
 	log info "$ACME $*"
 	trap '$NOTIFY issue-failed;exit 1' INT
-	"$ACME" "$@" 2>&1
+	"$ACME" "$@" -k 2>&1
 	status=$?
 	trap - INT