diff --git a/srcpkgs/firefox/template b/srcpkgs/firefox/template
index 131d13a336..eb30d029c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/firefox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/firefox/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'firefox'.
 pkgname=firefox
-version=17.0.1
+version=18.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=mozilla-release
 short_desc="Lightweight gecko-based web browser"
@@ -8,17 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox"
 license="MPL-1.1, GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases/${version}/source/${pkgname}-${version}.source.tar.bz2"
-checksum=bec6b29e5d29fa0550e95e48ec1c6842dc56981e342580ea04876d0f8d2a6e56
-long_desc="
- Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source and cross-platform web browser
- for Windows, Linux, MacOS X and many other operating systems. It is
- small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web
- browsers, such as tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up
- windows.
-
- Firefox also offers excellent bookmark and history management, and it
- can be extended by developers using industry standards such as XML,
- CSS, JavaScript, C++, etc. Many extensions are available."
+checksum=53f06ff49882060e811b06ceb5d59e5a8851bda23e4cc82426010de967565014
 
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"