diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 256feda894b..99d4562dd70 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 wont work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.58)
 
 dnl Set the BOINC version here.  You can also use the set-version script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 7.17.0)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 7.18.0)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 LIBBOINC_VERSION=`echo ${PACKAGE_VERSION} | sed 's/\./:/g'`
 AC_SUBST([LIBBOINC_VERSION])
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9ec61e773c4..825f765044f 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION 7
 
 /* Minor part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 17
+#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 18
 
 /* Release part of BOINC version number */
 #define BOINC_RELEASE 0
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define VBOXWRAPPER_RELEASE 26202
 
 /* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "7.17.0"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "7.18.0"
 
 /* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
 #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 7.17.0"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 7.18.0"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "boinc"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "7.17.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "7.18.0"
 
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */
 
diff --git a/version.log b/version.log
index 6328c5424a4..1b2d969d190 100644
--- a/version.log
+++ b/version.log
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.17.0
+7.18.0