diff --git a/srcpkgs/re2/template b/srcpkgs/re2/template
index 8e11b60d0a4..4632bcb77dc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/re2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/re2/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 're2'
 pkgname=re2
-reverts=20140304_1
-version=2018.10.01
+version=2018.12.01
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version//./-}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/google/re2"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version//./-}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a31397714a353587413d307337d0b58f8a2e20e2b9d02f2e24e3463fa4eeda81
+checksum=715e01685719a4ed68a353ae48249612ef4a7464755c3ecccaceae91ebd34868
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE