diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
index e69161541ff..e8b7cad82d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fortune-mod";
-  version = "3.16.0";
+  version = "3.18.0";
 
   # We use fetchurl instead of fetchFromGitHub because the release pack has some
   # special files.
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/shlomif/fortune-mod/releases/download/${pname}-${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-dkpkTBulXaN52BHaV4MWEIoQFkmWaG66O9Ppes/GLPo=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-xaaB8aJgG3GG0fYS0vOnxC4RifQybxejS8ysqYE0xCs=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake perl rinutils ];