diff --git a/srcpkgs/csound/template b/srcpkgs/csound/template
index c11b12bf28a..18d96604dbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/csound/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/csound/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'csound'
 pkgname=csound
-version=6.17.0
-revision=2
+version=6.18.1
+revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="
  -DLUA_MODULE_INSTALL_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/lua/5.1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://csound.com/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/csound/csound/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=558718b61c80fdf1b6c439f393759b8a1d32c7d9d8b42a8f2365a939825ea26b
+checksum=b84be8237fa9258ef60fdddf36fae27b20c11665811bf5ed12540da9a9a4414e
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error -fcommon"