diff --git a/srcpkgs/libev/template b/srcpkgs/libev/template
index 2ee06a75c80..489300de56f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libev/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'libev'
 pkgname=libev
-version=4.15
-revision=5
+version=4.18
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="High-performance event loop loosely modelled after libevent"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2, BSD"
 homepage="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/${pkgname}.html"
 distfiles="http://dist.schmorp.de/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b2dd43a073556f5350cbed05b6ef444dcc4b563f4e0b1009d7bf448261606feb
+checksum=38300812f870150d44db4fd073658db7eaceb4125f5c51cf395ee4409453fe4f
 
 post_install() {
 	# Conflicts with libevent, not necessary.