diff --git a/srcpkgs/ark/template b/srcpkgs/ark/template
index 939129b14f5..87a8d31ff82 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ark/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ark/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'ark'
 pkgname=ark
-version=17.12.3
+version=18.04.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules qt5-devel qt5-qmake kdoctools kconfig"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://kde.org/applications/utilities/ark"
 distfiles="https://download.kde.org/stable/applications/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=b13d102e06eeaf080270a710a6b82d11d444fde78f0c701ac5efca682cfb5642
+checksum=2254e8826b4f28e35559ac740fa3e672370cdaf3c4b99e7e05e8ef56643870a5
 
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" python kcoreaddons kparts"