diff --git a/sysutils/zli/Makefile b/sysutils/zli/Makefile
index 10cb6b0dc7f2..6db96f7bdf30 100644
--- a/sysutils/zli/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/zli/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	zli
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=v
-DISTVERSION=	2.1.17
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	2.1.18
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	decke@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command line tool for zot servers
 WWW=		https://zotregistry.dev/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		go:modules
+USES=		go:1.26+,modules
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	project-zot
 GH_PROJECT=	zot
 
 GO_MODULE=	zotproject.dev/zot
 GO_MOD_DIST=	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/project-zot/zot/refs/tags/v${DISTVERSION}/
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/zli
 GO_BUILDFLAGS=	-tags search -ldflags " \
 		-X zotregistry.dev/zot/pkg/api/config.ReleaseTag=${DISTVERSION} \
 		-X zotregistry.dev/zot/pkg/api/config.BinaryType=minimal \
 		-X zotregistry.dev/zot/pkg/api/config.GoVersion=${GO_VERSION}"
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/zli
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/zli/distinfo b/sysutils/zli/distinfo
index 7083108d2ba8..8b5e7d34eb98 100644
--- a/sysutils/zli/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/zli/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1779302615
-SHA256 (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0/go.mod) = b059f3cdbeeaff0ba3aeb233f3b16d8114bfdd684af11a2b02408771768ae6c9
-SIZE (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0/go.mod) = 31058
-SHA256 (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0.tar.gz) = c182a648655f1a1e0c38814235767133dd2217e0cb3372c8b017e940c29597a1
-SIZE (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0/project-zot-zot-v2.1.17_GH0.tar.gz) = 1463098
+TIMESTAMP = 1782368431
+SHA256 (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0/go.mod) = 7386b0262910ed5a23aad0d53cad0a3e2ecb1b413c676c1d46e1c3051db8232a
+SIZE (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0/go.mod) = 31373
+SHA256 (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0.tar.gz) = 74fb3e358bd92ac3f74d5fdcd8841f842428d23593ca6a8f86ae4b734d1a8a37
+SIZE (go/sysutils_zli/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0/project-zot-zot-v2.1.18_GH0.tar.gz) = 1506029