diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebe2307d..11c6df0b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TOPDIR = $(shell echo $$PWD)
 
 SUBDIRS := src docs
-VERSION := 0.17
+VERSION := 0.18
 
 all : $(SUBDIRS) efivar.spec