diff --git a/SPECS/strace/strace.signatures.json b/SPECS/strace/strace.signatures.json
index 53ec3b8eda..ac9a99a02f 100644
--- a/SPECS/strace/strace.signatures.json
+++ b/SPECS/strace/strace.signatures.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
  "Signatures": {
-  "strace-6.17.tar.xz": "0a7c7bedc7efc076f3242a0310af2ae63c292a36dd4236f079e88a93e98cb9c0"
+  "strace-6.18.tar.xz": "0ad5dcba973a69e779650ef1cb335b12ee60716fc7326609895bd33e6d2a7325"
  }
 }
diff --git a/SPECS/strace/strace.spec b/SPECS/strace/strace.spec
index af41b99b00..fdbef65039 100644
--- a/SPECS/strace/strace.spec
+++ b/SPECS/strace/strace.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %global __requires_exclude ^%{_bindir}/perl$
 Summary:        Tracks system calls that are made by a running process
 Name:           strace
-Version:        6.17
+Version:        6.18
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
 Vendor:         Intel Corporation
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ all the arugments and return values from the system calls. This is useful in deb
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 27 2026 Lee Chee Yang <chee.yang.lee@intel.com> - 6.18-1
+- Upgrade to version 6.18
+
 * Fri Dec 5 2025 Lee Chee Yang <chee.yang.lee@intel.com> - 6.17-1
 - Upgrade to version 6.17
 
diff --git a/cgmanifest.json b/cgmanifest.json
index 53b5ab833d..f1fb0ed904 100644
--- a/cgmanifest.json
+++ b/cgmanifest.json
@@ -29116,8 +29116,8 @@
         "type": "other",
         "other": {
           "name": "strace",
-          "version": "6.17",
-          "downloadUrl": "https://strace.io/files/6.17/strace-6.17.tar.xz"
+          "version": "6.18",
+          "downloadUrl": "https://strace.io/files/6.18/strace-6.18.tar.xz"
         }
       }
     },