diff --git a/meta/packages/curl/curl-native_7.16.4.bb b/meta/packages/curl/curl-native_7.18.0.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/packages/curl/curl-native_7.16.4.bb
rename to meta/packages/curl/curl-native_7.18.0.bb
diff --git a/meta/packages/curl/curl-sdk_7.16.4.bb b/meta/packages/curl/curl-sdk_7.18.0.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/packages/curl/curl-sdk_7.16.4.bb
rename to meta/packages/curl/curl-sdk_7.18.0.bb
diff --git a/meta/packages/curl/curl_7.16.4.bb b/meta/packages/curl/curl_7.18.0.bb
similarity index 99%
rename from meta/packages/curl/curl_7.16.4.bb
rename to meta/packages/curl/curl_7.18.0.bb
index ef85358f3e..ae2cff6e10 100644
--- a/meta/packages/curl/curl_7.16.4.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/curl/curl_7.18.0.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Command line tool and library for client-side URL transfers."
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 DEPENDS = "zlib gnutls"
 SECTION = "console/network"
-PR = "r3"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://pkgconfig_fix.patch;patch=1"