diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9be75c42e..ed4bbf101 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.18.18 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.18.17 (2014/11/02)
 * playlist
   - don't allow empty playlist name
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 05a4f5050..ca3d9b24f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.17, mpd-devel@musicpd.org)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.18, mpd-devel@musicpd.org)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=18
-VERSION_REVISION=17
+VERSION_REVISION=18
 VERSION_EXTRA=0
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/Main.cxx])