diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index 605dba493ba..409ecdf1e71 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'file'
 pkgname=file
-version=5.17
-revision=2
+version=5.18
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-static"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3feb97141b387b64da30aee485852925312c0e74219380a5ed451f14a90c83ca
+checksum=6519fb706d583231c2419592ebecdbb21d33c62eaf7a1a0b24ddfcb80c08bf07
 
 libmagic_package() {
 	short_desc="File type identification library"