diff --git a/srcpkgs/rkt/template b/srcpkgs/rkt/template
index 3fa834c959..4916965e55 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rkt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rkt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rkt'
 pkgname=rkt
-version=1.17.0
+version=1.18.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake wget cpio squashfs-tools bc gnupg git go"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/coreos/rkt"
 distfiles="$homepage/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=9cebd53d14f37fdfae6f2cb4114d472399773d14f2b8cbff6ea60dcb11a57604
+checksum=3897afeb743f77509cf7bfb484800e5b75eadb15f42bc0258e2e5b5598ae8290
 
 patch_args="-Np1"
 nopie=yes