diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdnet/template b/srcpkgs/libdnet/template
index 5918c829946..5d0ccfd8122 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdnet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdnet/template
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'libdnet'
 pkgname=libdnet
-version=1.14
+version=1.18.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool autoconf pkg-config"
+makedepends="check-devel"
 short_desc="Portable interface to low level networking routines"
 maintainer="Carson Page <pagem.carson@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/dugsong/libdnet"
 distfiles="https://github.com/dugsong/libdnet/archive/libdnet-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=592599c54a57102a177270f3a2caabda2c2ac7768b977d7458feba97da923dfe
+checksum=a4a82275c7d83b85b1daac6ebac9461352731922161f1dcdcccd46c318f583c9
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -I config --force --install