diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/python3-protobuf/template
index 37af66f20ea..d17d50bd3b4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-protobuf/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-protobuf'
 pkgname=python3-protobuf
-version=3.17.3
-revision=2
+version=3.18.1
+revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/protobuf/protobuf-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=72804ea5eaa9c22a090d2803813e280fb273b62d5ae497aaf3553d141c4fdd7b
+checksum=1c9bb40503751087300dd12ce2e90899d68628977905c76effc48e66d089391e
 
 build_options="cppext"
 build_options_default="cppext"