diff --git a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index d64ff11d6..83b34461e 100644
--- a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.17.0-rc5"
+        "0.18.0"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //