diff --git a/lfs/wget b/lfs/wget
index 20f545b76..c22a9782e 100644
--- a/lfs/wget
+++ b/lfs/wget
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.17.1
+VER        = 1.18
 
 THISAPP    = wget-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = b0d58ef4963690e71effba24c105ed52
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = af9ca95a4bb8ac4a9bf10aeae66fa5ec
 
 install : $(TARGET)