diff --git a/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template b/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
index d9ce7d4aa07..7ca339377e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'etckeeper'
 pkgname=etckeeper
-version=1.18.8
+version=1.18.9
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
-depends="git perl"
-build_style='gnu-makefile'
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+conf_files="/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf"
 hostmakedepends="python bzrtools"
+depends="git perl"
 short_desc="Tools to store /etc in a git, mercurial, bazaar or darcs repository"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://etckeeper.branchable.com"
 distfiles="https://git.joeyh.name/index.cgi/etckeeper.git/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=97ba6908399a877b749e9137b9b71ada6db1373695da1bd646c5825e7c17d08e
-conf_files="/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf"
+checksum=e863e8f403868e2dd80b7debfb84722ff1094c08679fca2ef1a917830c1bc80f
 
 pre_install() {
 	sed -ni '/systemddir/!p' Makefile