diff --git a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
index 17b0c7e7b29..1310b6469a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'openbsd-netcat'
 pkgname=openbsd-netcat
-version=1.217.1
+version=1.218
 revision=1
 wrksrc="netcat-openbsd-${version%p*}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ homepage="http://packages.debian.org/sid/netcat-openbsd"
 distfiles="
  ${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_${version%p*}.orig.tar.gz
  ${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/n/netcat-openbsd/netcat-openbsd_${version}-1.debian.tar.xz"
-checksum="5c529616bbca6a0dfbac034b1087db7518d8a79a7308f0f816caac17571f1e9a
- e004532826240ac958c59b5d6a9cd81db36738790a81575362d1708284a5328e"
+checksum="a28a5d39abaf481747b1e78b4b50e96d0cdab0ffef289cba156dc11941c64857
+ efe4a9107b03e1cd02fa055d8c76fdebadee18ded4f50ec53613835f249bd325"
 
 alternatives="
  nc:nc:/usr/bin/openbsd-nc