diff --git a/srcpkgs/desktop-file-utils/template b/srcpkgs/desktop-file-utils/template
index 419d8f403cd..406918eccb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/desktop-file-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/desktop-file-utils/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'desktop-file-utils'.
 pkgname=desktop-file-utils
-version=0.17
+version=0.18
 distfiles="http://freedesktop.org/software/$pkgname/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Utilities to manage desktop entries"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=f1028fe6060575af4431cddc4c98dcf72bcdd3942b5fd5458ba36f5ab0ce3c0b
+checksum=d9449956c1c8caa75281a3322b2bb433db42610942f0ceeaa65ccd9636c04231
 long_desc="
  desktop-file-utils contains a couple of command line utilities for working
  with desktop entries and the applications database. More specifically,