diff --git a/srcpkgs/geth/template b/srcpkgs/geth/template
index a09fe42cfd..b6852552be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/geth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/geth/template
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'geth'
 pkgname=geth
-version=1.8.17
+version=1.8.18
 revision=1
 wrksrc="go-ethereum-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/geth"
-go_build_tags="v${version}"
 short_desc="Official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol"
 maintainer="Hoang Nguyen <hoang@wetrust.io>"
 license="LGPL-3.0-only"
 homepage="https://geth.ethereum.org"
 distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=46447764285829ab9500f272f8fc1d49a5e0cd886944ada9ac67431b403a72a6
+checksum=cbab18a733298830c9ed1e19c1ece37edf417fd55ec8f198803048ecc3ffa0b9