diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3f0bfb868..83a168029 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.18.1 (2013/11/??)
+
 ver 0.18 (2013/10/31)
 * configuration:
   - allow tilde paths for socket
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 57f3167d2..069035273 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.18.1~git, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=18