diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae860c178..620eef4e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ project(${PackageName})
 
 # project version
 SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
-SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR 17 )
+SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR 18 )
 SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 SET( ${PackageName}_VERSION "${${PackageName}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PackageName}_VERSION_MINOR}" )