diff --git a/python2/PKGBUILD b/python2/PKGBUILD
index caa14438..534011a8 100644
--- a/python2/PKGBUILD
+++ b/python2/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Contributor: Ray Donnelly <mingw.android@gmail.com>
 
 pkgname=python2
-pkgver=2.7.17
-pkgrel=2
+pkgver=2.7.18
+pkgrel=1
 _pybasever=2.7
 pkgdesc="A high-level scripting language"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ source=(https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${pkgver%rc?}/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz
         0210-reorder-bininstall-ln-symlink-creation.patch
         0250-allow-win-drives-in-os-path-isabs.patch
         0260-fix-sys-prefix-when-win-drive-in-argv0.patch)
-sha256sums=('4d43f033cdbd0aa7b7023c81b0e986fd11e653b5248dac9144d508f11812ba41'
+sha256sums=('b62c0e7937551d0cc02b8fd5cb0f544f9405bafc9a54d3808ed4594812edef43'
             'e86e0b379e4bfe99b1315979535f4b5036a65caff9e70514e0bc00556580e8e5'
             '6ec74b99877088a108b762de4fadedcc16ab75edeb80caebd294ac2ea665cb58'
             '7522f628554780f6fa6ce7fb111c2b588e34bb4a0789e310a60ca5d8adf6d3d5'