diff --git a/ddrescue/.md5sum b/ddrescue/.md5sum
index 74b803063..9358c3714 100644
--- a/ddrescue/.md5sum
+++ b/ddrescue/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-564469370fe70cd9ac280b15e1addc50  ddrescue-1.17.tar.lz
+c3c745003a0da42ee8b96627af7a9de6  ddrescue-1.18.1.tar.lz
diff --git a/ddrescue/Pkgfile b/ddrescue/Pkgfile
index f27975e40..6258f6ffd 100644
--- a/ddrescue/Pkgfile
+++ b/ddrescue/Pkgfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Packager: Danny Rawlins, monster dot romster at gmail dot com
 
 name=ddrescue
-version=1.17
+version=1.18.1
 release=1
 source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.lz)