diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index 8f9cb0cd197..084675c9b1a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kakoune'
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
-version=2018.04.13
+version=2018.09.04
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Selection-based vim-like editor with less keystrokes"
 maintainer="Jakub Skrzypnik <j.skrzypnik@openmailbox.org>"
 license="Unlicense"
-homepage="http://kakoune.org"
+homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=cd8ccf8d833a7de8014b6d64f0c34105bc5996c3671275b00ced77996dd17fce
+checksum=7a31c9f08c261c5128d1753762721dd7b7fe4bb4e9a3c368c9d768c72a1472e1