diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6805a5d46..268cb7aa7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.4, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.5~git, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=18