diff --git a/srcpkgs/flannel/template b/srcpkgs/flannel/template
index 14fdf5fbbda..ac272d9fcae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flannel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flannel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flannel'
 pkgname=flannel
-version=0.17.0
+version=0.18.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 short_desc="Etcd backed network fabric for containers"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 go_import_path="github.com/coreos/flannel"
 homepage="https://$go_import_path"
 distfiles="$homepage/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5a52113cfee3d54b6b906ab16ef64114efd1a3533ed79ab5e46d008bab669a07
+checksum=d93651bb2b6c9f9de3f223731ba6c434e7e8f3d87e1aa9dc8c3b69fd3a8a16f6
 
 post_extract() {
 	ln -s $wrksrc vendor/$go_import_path