diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 4339f14f35..b184dcd8ad 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ (define-public python2-pyxdg
 (define-public wayland
   (package
     (name "wayland")
-    (version "1.17.0")
+    (version "1.18.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases/"