diff --git a/srcpkgs/yq-go/template b/srcpkgs/yq-go/template
index d9968455d58..04c2687767e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yq-go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yq-go/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'yq-go'
 pkgname=yq-go
-version=4.17.2
+version=4.18.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="yq-${version}"
 build_style=go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Frank Steinborn <steinex@nognu.de>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/mikefarah/yq"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a1bd57ef70e9a8457b977de006d2904fdceae462eb548e8a89de8f1b1b727369
+checksum=9883f6292fc5b2cc697a2f7f7441965948545831265af8dad51a4b12696be086
 
 do_check() {
 	go test -v