diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/yq-go/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/yq-go/default.nix
index 59ba7ca8db4e..5d0108083655 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/yq-go/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/yq-go/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "yq-go";
-  version = "4.17.2";
+  version = "4.18.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mikefarah";
     repo = "yq";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-jfb/r4Z8i23A0e4cJqZoG2TPXGVFOf64FfnZy/keAeQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1jPYrZgA1Sg8Cvhfd7BULcpePHH/Buczvgu92KrkSg8=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-0eaD4oT6DyCWkJ0He4A7ysOEJD8CtFH6diQYBuEOoIk=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-5GPSyBWiQZ7Yb//JjPyamqvoeMdhvtuKpzOJZVjSREw=";
 
   doCheck = false;