diff --git a/srcpkgs/saml2aws/template b/srcpkgs/saml2aws/template
index 2f308b8e3a2..0cf6c974f19 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/saml2aws/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/saml2aws/template
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'saml2aws'
 pkgname=saml2aws
-version=2.17.0
+version=2.18.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/Versent/saml2aws
 go_package="$go_import_path/cmd/saml2aws"
-hostmakedepends="git dep"
+go_ldflags="-X main.Version=${version}"
+hostmakedepends="git"
 depends="aws-cli"
 short_desc="Get AWS temporary credentials from SAML provider"
 maintainer="Mate GABRI <iam@theguy.io>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/Versent/saml2aws"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Versent/saml2aws/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=fd7a1eeff96af1c78b68bcd1473965016cc078b4e50963d39fd69ad4311e7094
-
-pre_build() {
-	cd $GOSRCPATH
-	dep ensure
-	cd $wrksrc
-}
+checksum=cf3b1983ca8a9267b04a0f0a760017749f7e99d7379997ab3623bec70c4a4698
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md