diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index 084675c9b1a..c32f8442108 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'kakoune'
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
-version=2018.09.04
+version=2018.10.27
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="debug=no"
 make_install_args="debug=no"
-hostmakedepends="asciidoc pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Selection-based vim-like editor with less keystrokes"
 maintainer="Jakub Skrzypnik <j.skrzypnik@openmailbox.org>"
 license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=7a31c9f08c261c5128d1753762721dd7b7fe4bb4e9a3c368c9d768c72a1472e1
+checksum=687a173c8f94fb66aad899e7a3095fe8f08e1fdcab955dbc6785335427cc8a1d