diff --git a/system/pv/pv.SlackBuild b/system/pv/pv.SlackBuild
index 2db74c2d49..312737f51b 100644
--- a/system/pv/pv.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/pv/pv.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=pv
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.18}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/system/pv/pv.info b/system/pv/pv.info
index 1b17b24e1d..d37299ab2d 100644
--- a/system/pv/pv.info
+++ b/system/pv/pv.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="pv"
-VERSION="1.7.0"
+VERSION="1.7.18"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml"
-DOWNLOAD="https://www.ivarch.com/programs/sources/pv-1.7.0.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="a5a12b9387db6a95014d9dcd7ac364c2"
+DOWNLOAD="https://www.ivarch.com/programs/sources/pv-1.7.18.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="f780cc97b6aa696011c13e0448d7b4dd"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""