diff --git a/package/python-mypy/Config.in b/package/python-mypy/Config.in
index 38ea7dc30f..6c58bc4fc1 100644
--- a/package/python-mypy/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-mypy/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MYPY
 	bool "python-mypy"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MYPY_EXTENSIONS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PATHSPEC # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TYPING_EXTENSIONS # runtime
 	help
 	  Optional static typing for Python.
diff --git a/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.hash b/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.hash
index 21b2c9aba0..ff49a92b18 100644
--- a/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.hash
+++ b/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/mypy/json
-md5  8297bf7865feffd704735f0fdb5a4150  mypy-1.14.1.tar.gz
-sha256  7ec88144fe9b510e8475ec2f5f251992690fcf89ccb4500b214b4226abcd32d6  mypy-1.14.1.tar.gz
+md5  fb9ff268550456e6d100a21e02fc6574  mypy-1.18.1.tar.gz
+sha256  9e988c64ad3ac5987f43f5154f884747faf62141b7f842e87465b45299eea5a9  mypy-1.18.1.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  de341f6e031d021aab9eb27bdf713cc6fb844dee832ef3bcd4688bff5517220b  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.mk b/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.mk
index 26614b2948..6127975756 100644
--- a/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.mk
+++ b/package/python-mypy/python-mypy.mk
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_MYPY_VERSION = 1.14.1
+PYTHON_MYPY_VERSION = 1.18.1
 PYTHON_MYPY_SOURCE = mypy-$(PYTHON_MYPY_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_MYPY_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b9/eb/2c92d8ea1e684440f54fa49ac5d9a5f19967b7b472a281f419e69a8d228e
+PYTHON_MYPY_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/a3/931e09fc02d7ba96da65266884da4e4a8806adcdb8a57faaacc6edf1d538
 PYTHON_MYPY_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_MYPY_LICENSE = Apache-2.0, Python-2.0.1
 PYTHON_MYPY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 PYTHON_MYPY_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-mypy-extensions \
+	host-python-pathspec \
 	host-python-types-psutil \
 	host-python-types-setuptools \
 	host-python-typing-extensions
 HOST_PYTHON_MYPY_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-mypy-extensions \
+	host-python-pathspec \
 	host-python-types-psutil \
 	host-python-types-setuptools \
 	host-python-typing-extensions