diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 4fa9526..39d49d1 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.0.0a17
+current_version = 2.0.0a18
 commit = True
 tag = True