diff --git a/base/mate-panel/mate-panel.SlackBuild b/base/mate-panel/mate-panel.SlackBuild
index a67479f..77c1a50 100644
--- a/base/mate-panel/mate-panel.SlackBuild
+++ b/base/mate-panel/mate-panel.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=mate-panel
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.18.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.18.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_msb}