diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 5c597d82..dc1068b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PACKER_LOG         := 0
 PACKER_HEADLESS    := true
 
 DISTROS := alma8 alma9 \
-           alpine316 alpine317 \
+           alpine316 alpine317 alpine318\
            alt9 alt10 \
            amazon2 \
            centos7 centos8stream \
diff --git a/packer/alpine/variables.pkr.hcl b/packer/alpine/variables.pkr.hcl
index 280e0530..f8839d4c 100644
--- a/packer/alpine/variables.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/alpine/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@ variable "alpine" {
       iso_url      = "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.17.5-x86_64.iso"
       iso_checksum = "d3aec585da8327095edb37b4b7b5eed4623a993196edf12e74641ee5f16291f6"
     }
+
+    "318" = {
+      iso_url      = "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.18/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.18.4-x86_64.iso"
+      iso_checksum = "24d79bc148c05a864c2914dfa41a6ffbf808973e44de88c7700d30b4517965b2"
+    }
   }
 }