diff --git a/package/grep/grep.mk b/package/grep/grep.mk
index ee6de390e..78e60dc2f 100644
--- a/package/grep/grep.mk
+++ b/package/grep/grep.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-GREP_VERSION = 2.16
+GREP_VERSION = 2.18
 GREP_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/grep
 GREP_SOURCE = grep-$(GREP_VERSION).tar.xz
 GREP_LICENSE = GPLv3+