diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e9b5cf..c1b1f74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 2.17
+VERSION = 2.18
 PACKAGE = yubikey-val
 CODE = COPYING Makefile NEWS ykval-checksum-clients.php			\
 	ykval-common.php ykval-config.php ykval-db.php ykval-db.sql	\
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2030fad..6ce7053 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Version 2.18 unreleased
+
 * Version 2.17 released 2012-06-15
 
   * Logging improvements.