diff --git a/srcpkgs/libidn/libidn-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libidn/libidn-devel.template
index f324c1418c..8f89aa1fc0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libidn/libidn-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libidn/libidn-devel.template
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'libidn-devel'.
 #
-short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-revision=1
-
 Add_dependency run libidn
 
 do_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libidn/template b/srcpkgs/libidn/template
index 9c21b0c87b..de25c598a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libidn/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libidn/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'libidn'.
 pkgname=libidn
-version=1.15
-revision=1
+version=1.18
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-csharp --disable-java"
 short_desc="Internationalized Domain Names command line tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=db75022eff366bd5646ab1e6d7bcd1c2048473a7dbdf0cd0421de92c88bbdc18
+checksum=b824ef81319f4ba1a2e49b7208a3ad820a1baa7369e4555b8e45227e5796e77c
 long_desc="
  GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode, and IDNA
  specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)