diff --git a/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template b/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
index 2b77f36b9c5..3a8a1141c90 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kubernetes/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kubernetes'
 pkgname=kubernetes
-version=1.17.4
+version=1.18.1
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64* ppc64le*"
 build_style=go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://kubernetes.io"
 distfiles="https://$go_import_path/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=b61a6eb3bd5251884f34853cc51aa31c6680e7e476268fe06eb33f3d95294f62
+checksum=33ca738f1f4e6ad453b80f231f71e62470b822f21d44dc5b8121b2964ae8e6f8
 nocross=yes
 system_accounts="kube"
 make_dirs="/var/lib/kubelet 0755 kube kube"