diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-packaging/template b/srcpkgs/python-packaging/template
index 2b1755974c1..dee8bb486fe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-packaging/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-packaging/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-packaging'
 pkgname=python-packaging
-version=17.1
+version=18.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="packaging-${version}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/packaging"
 license="Apache-2.0, BSD-2-Clause"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/packaging/packaging-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f019b770dd64e585a99714f1fd5e01c7a8f11b45635aa953fd41c689a657375b
+checksum=0886227f54515e592aaa2e5a553332c73962917f2831f1b0f9b9f4380a4b9807
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE