diff --git a/srcpkgs/shotcut/template b/srcpkgs/shotcut/template
index 677e0d5823..3cd9f5bc6c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shotcut/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shotcut/template
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 # Template file for 'shotcut'
 pkgname=shotcut
-version=18.05.08
+version=18.08.14
 revision=1
 build_style=qmake
-hostmakedepends="qt5-tools pkg-config"
-makedepends="
- qt5-declarative-devel qt5-graphicaleffects
- qt5-multimedia-devel qt5-quickcontrols qt5-webkit-devel
- qt5-websockets-devel qt5-x11extras-devel
- mlt-devel mlt-python movit-devel ffmpeg-devel
- x264-devel libvpx-devel lame-devel
- ladspa-sdk jack-devel libexif-devel
- gstreamer1-devel SDL_image-devel"
+configure_args="SHOTCUT_VERSION=$version"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-tools"
+makedepends="gstreamer1-devel lame-devel libvpx-devel mlt-devel mlt-python
+ qt5-declarative-devel qt5-graphicaleffects qt5-multimedia-devel
+ qt5-quickcontrols qt5-webkit-devel qt5-websockets-devel qt5-x11extras-devel
+ x264-devel"
 depends="frei0r-plugins qt5-quickcontrols"
 short_desc="Free, open source, cross-platform video editor"
 maintainer="Linux CompITech <linuxcompitech@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.shotcut.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a78ba95bc6fbb7de82ba2ac0ea65beb9a0b6e5bbcb48b5026f26399c6033272f
+checksum=1e7b63d7472518a5c131a802b3141555249d3ccbc7c9ace919b25d5c5265f365
 
 CXXFLAGS="-DHAVE_LOCALE_H=1"
 
 nocross="https://travis-ci.org/voidlinux/void-packages/jobs/292589547#L1332
 	https://travis-ci.org/voidlinux/void-packages/jobs/292589548#L1337"
 
+post_configure() {
+	# Hack to  make sure that the build_style does not override the
+	# value of LINK when calling the translations Makefile
+	cd translations
+	qmake
+	cd ${wrksrc}
+	sed -i -e 's/^LINK/override LINK/g' translations/Makefile
+}