diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index a0cf2c8cbf..ed3b2db0ee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ (define-public wayland
 (define-public wayland-protocols
   (package
     (name "wayland-protocols")
-    (version "1.17")
+    (version "1.18")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ (define-public wayland-protocols
                     "wayland-protocols-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0bw1sqixqk2a7mqw630cs4dlgcp5yib90vyikzm3lr05jz7ij4yz"))))
+                "1cvl93h83ymbfhb567jv5gzyq08181w7c46rsw4xqqqpcvkvfwrx"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("wayland" ,wayland)))