diff --git a/lib/serverspec/version.rb b/lib/serverspec/version.rb
index bd779993..3a5aaa71 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Serverspec
-  VERSION = "2.17.1"
+  VERSION = "2.18.0"
 end