diff --git a/vt/version.py b/vt/version.py
index 8b8d037..0279081 100644
--- a/vt/version.py
+++ b/vt/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Defines VT release version."""
 
-__version__ = "0.18.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.1"