diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openal-soft/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openal-soft/default.nix
index 87e5e44b7dae..8d1a2876a375 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openal-soft/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openal-soft/default.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ assert alsaSupport -> alsaLib != null;
 assert pulseSupport -> libpulseaudio != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.17.2";
+  version = "1.18.2";
   name = "openal-soft-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal-releases/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "051k5fy8pk4fd9ha3qaqcv08xwbks09xl5qs4ijqq2qz5xaghhd3";
+    sha256 = "10kydm8701a2kppiss9sdidn1820cmzhqgx1b2bsa5dsgzic32lz";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];