diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f25fc443e..9ac1df538 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.18.2 (2013/??/??)
+
 ver 0.18.1 (2013/11/04)
 * protocol:
   - always ignore whitespace at the end of the line
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index acd6ff27a..1d116f54f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.1, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.2, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=18