diff --git a/python/build/libs.py b/python/build/libs.py
index 627e3360f..af018ed8f 100644
--- a/python/build/libs.py
+++ b/python/build/libs.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from build.ffmpeg import FfmpegProject
 from build.boost import BoostProject
 
 libmpdclient = MesonProject(
-    'https://www.musicpd.org/download/libmpdclient/2/libmpdclient-2.17.tar.xz',
-    'ee9b8f1c7e95b65c8f18a354daf7b16bfcd455fc52a0f3b5abe402316bce3559',
+    'https://www.musicpd.org/download/libmpdclient/2/libmpdclient-2.18.tar.xz',
+    '4cb01e1f567e0169aca94875fb6e1200e7f5ce35b63a4df768ec1591fb1081fa',
     'lib/libmpdclient.a',
 )