diff --git a/version b/version
index b5283235..f1cf1dc6 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 # Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
 
-NXT_VERSION=1.17.0
-NXT_VERNUM=11700
+NXT_VERSION=1.18.0
+NXT_VERNUM=11800