diff --git a/gunicorn/__init__.py b/gunicorn/__init__.py
index e7b0247f..a0338c0f 100644
--- a/gunicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/gunicorn/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # This file is part of gunicorn released under the MIT license.
 # See the NOTICE for more information.
 
-version_info = (17, 5)
+version_info = (18, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join([str(v) for v in version_info])
 SERVER_SOFTWARE = "gunicorn/%s" % __version__