diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index bd360f15c9e..de6a5298e26 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=17.1.1
+version=18.0.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5bf42dbf406fd58a41029f53cffff1c90db5de1c5e0e560b5545cf2ec949c431
+checksum=4d49c99fd51edf22baa997fb6105b07482feaebcb174b7d348a4307c29264b94
 
 pre_build() {
 	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/setuptools-2.7