diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
index 684fbd2eed0..0e32dc1c81b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "vty";
-  version = "4.7.0.14";
-  sha256 = "0wgn2jbr7lih9znkpa09nvb4qjd0801c0r4mwwrw4pd9n9mkjqn9";
+  version = "4.7.0.18";
+  sha256 = "1a414k8fcnjinr01ly49wyk025zacyznw7gclpa83qm0wn0q7bs3";
   buildDepends = [
     deepseq mtl parallel parsec terminfo utf8String vector
   ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/coreyoconnor/vty";
-    description = "A simple terminal access library";
+    description = "A simple terminal UI library";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];