diff --git a/srcpkgs/schilytools/template b/srcpkgs/schilytools/template
index c7bbcf61016..b2c2ae179f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/schilytools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/schilytools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'schilytools'
 pkgname=schilytools
-version=2018.01.26
+version=2018.07.25
 revision=1
 short_desc="Schily's portable tools"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ depends="sccs sdd sfind smake star"
 homepage="https://sourceforge.net/projects/schilytools/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/schily-${version//./-}.tar.bz2"
 wrksrc="schily-${version//./-}"
-checksum=bc7e9a3b78d1297fcd2dcdcc62b38c2e641ab5c34fc5f48e29f23ac91e97c0f0
+checksum=4d3967f31fe9e64065975bfb9ac604cbb59092c861ab0448aab72d1a5d0c5c4e
 nocross=yes  # configure + re-builds with itself
 build_style=meta
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/schilytools/update b/srcpkgs/schilytools/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..175ad7b030e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/schilytools/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='schily-\K[\d-]+'