diff --git a/www/pound/Makefile b/www/pound/Makefile
index 9cb0156e87a3..006670a69423 100644
--- a/www/pound/Makefile
+++ b/www/pound/Makefile
@@ -1,49 +1,49 @@
 PORTNAME=	pound
-PORTVERSION=	4.17
+PORTVERSION=	4.18
 CATEGORIES=	www net
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/graygnuorg/pound/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	zeus@gnu.org.ua
 COMMENT=	HTTP/HTTPS reverse-proxy and load-balancer
 WWW=		https://github.com/graygnuorg/pound \
 		https://gray.gnu.org.ua/project/pound
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	p5-IO-FDPass>=0:devel/p5-IO-FDPass \
 		p5-IO-Socket-SSL>=0:security/p5-IO-Socket-SSL
 
 USES=		cpe gmake ssl
 CPE_VENDOR=	apsis
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-tcmalloc --disable-hoard
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 SUB_FILES=	${PORTNAME}.cfg
 SUB_LIST=	NAME=${PORTNAME}
 
 INFO=		${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS ChangeLog ChangeLog.apsis NEWS README THANKS
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS DSAPARAM PCRE
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=PCRE
 
 DSAPARAM_DESC=	Generate DH parameters without using "safe" primes
 
 PCRE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpcre2-8.so:devel/pcre2
 PCRE_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-pcre
 
 post-patch-DSAPARAM-on:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/openssl dhparam/s,-5,-dsaparam,' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.in
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.cfg \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/${PORTNAME}.cfg.sample
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/pound/distinfo b/www/pound/distinfo
index 4c67f0f6a59f..f9a75fea6661 100644
--- a/www/pound/distinfo
+++ b/www/pound/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1753806076
-SHA256 (pound-4.17.tar.gz) = b8759d94546027f0090dbb51455e2ff12ad2f95fe34edc4559a5a1dc07639a2e
-SIZE (pound-4.17.tar.gz) = 1028579
+TIMESTAMP = 1761741942
+SHA256 (pound-4.18.tar.gz) = 688e2544a521104014be557646f747c915fcb3af28af4dae414b7a0eea7cc369
+SIZE (pound-4.18.tar.gz) = 1062958