diff --git a/m4/.md5sum b/m4/.md5sum
index d038c1f6..53c9c376 100644
--- a/m4/.md5sum
+++ b/m4/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-12a3c829301a4fd6586a57d3fcf196dc  m4-1.4.17.tar.xz
+730bb15d96fffe47e148d1e09235af82  m4-1.4.18.tar.xz
diff --git a/m4/Pkgfile b/m4/Pkgfile
index e6ac23e1..429fefe1 100644
--- a/m4/Pkgfile
+++ b/m4/Pkgfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Maintainer:  CRUX System Team, core-ports at crux dot nu
 
 name=m4
-version=1.4.17
-release=2
+version=1.4.18
+release=1
 source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.xz)
 
 build() {