diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 262cf44..e0edfa3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ include igzip/Makefile.am
 
 # LIB version info not necessarily the same as package version
 LIBISAL_CURRENT=2
-LIBISAL_REVISION=17
+LIBISAL_REVISION=18
 LIBISAL_AGE=0
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libisal.la
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4abbfe..b4cb0fe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.69)
 AC_INIT([libisal],
-        [2.17.0],
+        [2.18.0],
         [sg.support.isal@intel.com],
         [isa-l],
         [http://01.org/storage-acceleration-library])
diff --git a/make.inc b/make.inc
index 34be8d3..1afe97b 100644
--- a/make.inc
+++ b/make.inc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #	trace - get simulator trace
 #	clean - remove object files
 
-version ?= 2.17.0
+version ?= 2.18.0
 host_cpu ?= $(shell uname -m | sed -e 's/amd/x86_/')
 arch ?= $(shell uname | grep -v -e Linux -e BSD )