diff --git a/groups/020.host_deps_rpm.group b/groups/020.host_deps_rpm.group
index 0881d94..aaf3602 100644
--- a/groups/020.host_deps_rpm.group
+++ b/groups/020.host_deps_rpm.group
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ HOST_DEPS_RPM_PREFIX="${PREFIX}";
 : ${PKG_LIBARCHIVE_HOST_CFLAGS_CONFIGURE:="-I${PREFIX}/include"};
 : ${PKG_LIBARCHIVE_HOST_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE:="-L${PREFIX}/lib"};
 : ${PKG_LIBARCHIVE_HOST_LIBTOOL:=rdlibtool};
-: ${PKG_POPT_HOST_SHA256SUM:=e728ed296fe9f069a0e005003c3d6b2dde3d9cad453422a10d6558616d304cc8};
-: ${PKG_POPT_HOST_VERSION:=1.16};
+: ${PKG_POPT_HOST_SHA256SUM:=5159bc03a20b28ce363aa96765f37df99ea4d8850b1ece17d1e6ad5c24fdc5d1};
+: ${PKG_POPT_HOST_VERSION:=1.18};
 : ${PKG_POPT_HOST_URL:=https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/blfs/conglomeration/popt/popt-${PKG_POPT_HOST_VERSION}.tar.gz};
 : ${PKG_RPM_HOST_DEPENDS:="libarchive_host popt_host"};
 : ${PKG_RPM_HOST_SHA256SUM:=ddef45f9601cd12042edfc9b6e37efcca32814e1e0f4bb8682d08144a3e2d230};