diff --git a/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template b/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
index 7d87a0e959a..f9bfcdf8eb2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'lite-xl'
 pkgname=lite-xl
-version=2.1.7
-revision=2
+version=2.1.8
+revision=1
 archs="x86_64* i686* aarch64* arm*" # garbage software
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Duse_system_lua=true -Drenderer=true"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config lua54"
-makedepends="freetype-devel lua54-devel pcre2-devel SDL2-devel"
+makedepends="freetype-devel lua54-devel pcre2-devel SDL3-devel"
 short_desc="Lightweight text editor written in Lua"
 maintainer="Dakota Richline <drichline@protonmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://lite-xl.com/"
 changelog="https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/raw/master/changelog.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=69d1ce4c1d148d382ccb06f45feca2565c5c8fe9d0b1b9bc1cbe014f6826ce6b
+checksum=fcaffb946bc60583369cb040d533a4ac18075a6d474d49a2a5ff4bf87e2e9a10
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE