diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 1100f62ea78..4ad85d8e5df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=18.4
+version=18.5
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cdea5098e60b4ad83453d58723a61dc481ca8e2df251fe4ccbea9afa5a7d111f
+checksum=4846755f18c0528d87583342d5e1221052858ce9922c5c38acbadd5015bd683d
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i '/^#!/d' setuptools/command/easy_install.py