diff --git a/srcpkgs/simgear/template b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
index c8cdf71ad7c..80f4d693015 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simgear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simgear/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'simgear'
 pkgname=simgear
-version=2018.1.1
+version=2018.2.2
 revision=1
 # XXX: always keep in sync with flightgear version!
 build_style=cmake
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ makedepends="boost-devel freetype-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel giflib-devel
  libcurl-devel libfreeglut-devel libopenal-devel osg-devel plib-devel"
 short_desc="Simulation engine for FlightGear - static libraries"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
-license="GPL-2"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.flightgear.org/"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/project/flightgear/release-${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=d403cbd8688782780c50461ea233f26ea3bb8242ff681674e69ac1da05226656
+checksum=f61576bc36aae36f350154749df1cee396763604c06b8a71c4b50452d9151ce5
 
 # Suppress warnings regarding auto_ptr
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"