diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetds/template b/srcpkgs/freetds/template
index 1c05354c615017..dd68b40474f8cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetds/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetds/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'freetds'
 pkgname=freetds
-version=1.3.18
+version=1.5.18
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sysconfdir=/etc/freetds --with-unixodbc=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.freetds.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeTDS/freetds/master/NEWS.md"
 distfiles="https://www.freetds.org/files/stable/freetds-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=1d8561d57c71991a28f4681343785c23a6a3eb54d5bcd23897d07e3825ff2d56
+checksum=6b2c8b93b9ee7c83855daf745de5878790032f14dbaee553d83a9d211b84dd4b
 # Some tests require connection to a server.
 make_check=no