diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index e2406dfc3f..c3f34fc23d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -4028,14 +4028,14 @@ (define-public python2-pillow
 (define-public python-pycparser
   (package
     (name "python-pycparser")
-    (version "2.17")
+    (version "2.18")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (pypi-uri "pycparser" version))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "1dkkjri0miidqb1zcqhqljfa34fcy9k5akasgwsv6k622zlk3b0a"))))
+        "09mjyw82ibqzl449g7swy8bfxnfpmas0815d2rkdjlcqw81wma4r"))))
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (native-inputs