diff --git a/configs/coins/vertcoin.json b/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
index ffeb5333..b592b76a 100644
--- a/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
+++ b/configs/coins/vertcoin.json
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@
     "package_name": "backend-vertcoin",
     "package_revision": "satoshilabs-1",
     "system_user": "vertcoin",
-    "version": "0.17.1",
-    "binary_url": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.17.1/vertcoind-v0.17.1-linux-amd64.zip",
-    "verification_type": "gpg",
-    "verification_source": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.17.1/vertcoind-v0.17.1-linux-amd64.zip.sig",
-    "extract_command": "unzip -d backend",
-    "exclude_files": [],
-    "exec_command_template": "{{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/vertcoind -datadir={{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend -conf={{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf -pid=/run/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.pid",
+    "version": "0.18.0",
+    "binary_url": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.18.0/vertcoin-0.18.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+    "verification_type": "sha256",
+    "verification_source": "6ded7ea883b6cf9cee95701b13eef2e601a85f91d15f255d4fc7b25db92808ec",
+    "extract_command": "tar -C backend --strip 1 -xf",
+    "exclude_files": [
+      "bin/vertcoin-qt"
+    ],
+    "exec_command_template": "{{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/bin/vertcoind -datadir={{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend -conf={{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf -pid=/run/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.pid",
     "logrotate_files_template": "{{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend/*.log",
     "postinst_script_template": "",
     "service_type": "forking",
diff --git a/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json b/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
index 185a01a4..51f7590e 100644
--- a/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
+++ b/configs/coins/vertcoin_testnet.json
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
     "package_name": "backend-vertcoin-testnet",
     "package_revision": "satoshilabs-1",
     "system_user": "vertcoin",
-    "version": "0.17.1",
-    "binary_url": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.17.1/vertcoind-v0.17.1-linux-amd64.zip",
-    "verification_type": "gpg",
-    "verification_source": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.17.1/vertcoind-v0.17.1-linux-amd64.zip.sig",
-    "extract_command": "unzip -d backend",
-    "exclude_files": [],
+    "version": "0.18.0",
+    "binary_url": "https://github.com/vertcoin-project/vertcoin-core/releases/download/0.18.0/vertcoin-0.18.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+    "verification_type": "sha256",
+    "verification_source": "6ded7ea883b6cf9cee95701b13eef2e601a85f91d15f255d4fc7b25db92808ec",
+    "extract_command": "tar -C backend --strip 1 -xf",
+    "exclude_files": [
+      "bin/vertcoin-qt"
+    ],
     "exec_command_template": "{{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/vertcoind -datadir={{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend -conf={{.Env.BackendInstallPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.conf -pid=/run/{{.Coin.Alias}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}.pid",
     "logrotate_files_template": "{{.Env.BackendDataPath}}/{{.Coin.Alias}}/backend/testnet3/*.log",
     "postinst_script_template": "",