diff --git a/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.SlackBuild b/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.SlackBuild
index b1fdac0dad..9177851def 100644
--- a/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.SlackBuild
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/
 # for details.
 
+# 20200314 bkw: update for v0.18
 # 20191208 bkw: update for v0.17
 # 20180904 bkw: update for v0.15
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 # - Added 'how to edit' stuff to slack-desc
 
 PRGNAM=jbig2dec
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.17}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.18}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.info b/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.info
index 5313e785fa..250828bf48 100644
--- a/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.info
+++ b/libraries/jbig2dec/jbig2dec.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="jbig2dec"
-VERSION="0.17"
+VERSION="0.18"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/jbig2dec"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/jbig2dec/archive/0.17/jbig2dec-0.17.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="924c65c4c4f02baa6adb77c03bcb97db"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/jbig2dec/archive/0.18/jbig2dec-0.18.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="0d4a371137e9bda205c42a8d885e3f50"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""