diff --git a/net/rsyslog/Makefile b/net/rsyslog/Makefile
index 02bf38985..e142a4ba6 100644
--- a/net/rsyslog/Makefile
+++ b/net/rsyslog/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=rsyslog
-PKG_VERSION:=8.17.0
+PKG_VERSION:=8.18.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=fadc26576a783afdf11f64beca278bc9
+PKG_MD5SUM:=750d552bdcbf255c85f464ffbe21168a
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dov Murik <dmurik@us.ibm.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0