diff --git a/vt/version.py b/vt/version.py
index 9792232..8b8d037 100644
--- a/vt/version.py
+++ b/vt/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Defines VT release version."""
 
-__version__ = "0.17.5"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"