diff --git a/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
index 8d43c80a9b92..aa55364d4d76 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	backports
-PORTVERSION=	3.11.4
+PORTVERSION=	3.18.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ COMMENT=	Ruby 1.9 backports for 1.8
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
-NO_ARCH=	yes
-USE_RUBY=	yes
 USES=		gem
+USE_RUBY=	yes
+
+NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo b/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
index 67217d13f09a..6c73e23fe1cf 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
+++ b/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1535388831
-SHA256 (rubygem/backports-3.11.4.gem) = 0ff9c1601e381e51f93fca3b9931b5e0de4ff0f359da536603fa40c1799750c3
-SIZE (rubygem/backports-3.11.4.gem) = 157696
+TIMESTAMP = 1595416821
+SHA256 (rubygem/backports-3.18.1.gem) = 4c7f64f6193815ca0662399b563e369667f788cb0b8e324d7dd2ff83a1e64f61
+SIZE (rubygem/backports-3.18.1.gem) = 129024