diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/sq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/sq/default.nix
index 602358fe99dd..d150332ae63e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/sq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/sq/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 { lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles, testers, sq }:
+
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "sq";
-  version = "0.16.0";
+  version = "0.18.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "neilotoole";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-0BpQDlLWERm8UOcmxAVH5aWBGrcdV64YB7S+3etOtU0=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-x5NHMTyOZSGOnAUCRu1qZggU5m832TFrBTSNJU6DUKo=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-IRuwX+VF0ltASTt/QKlZ3A00tgDhc9qpBfzhINp3HgQ=";
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-tzq22S3fuaxOIoXL1mMPV90El8cUwzm2XSaiDHIuc4g=";
+  proxyVendor = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   # Some tests violates sandbox constraints.
   doCheck = false;
 
   ldflags = [
-    "-s" "-w" "-X github.com/neilotoole/sq/cli/buildinfo.Version=${version}"
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X=github.com/neilotoole/sq/cli/buildinfo.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''