diff --git a/srcpkgs/ack/template b/srcpkgs/ack/template
index c1ab439091e..cfd79ed4ff0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ack/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ack/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# Template build file for 'ack'.
+# Template file for 'ack'
 pkgname=ack
-version=2.16
+version=2.18
 revision=1
+noarch=yes
 build_style=perl-module
-hostmakedepends="perl perl-File-Next"
+hostmakedepends="perl-File-Next"
 makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
 depends="${makedepends}"
-noarch="yes"
-short_desc="A Perl-based grep replacement, aimed at programmers with large trees of heterogeneous source code"
+short_desc="Tool like grep, optimized for programmers"
 maintainer="Jan S. <jan.schreib@gmail.com>"
-homepage="http://betterthangrep.com/"
-license="PerlArtistic"
-distfiles="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4ffc421bb26d3163d58fbf38129a8e18af0c857eefca7da239d13db5ddaacb45
+homepage="https://beyondgrep.com/"
+license="Artistic-2.0"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/App/ack-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=fb4a0a11a5411cba5764163b8d074a447c2a753758821151b31dc7533663f058