diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77a0bc56..16964c08 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(psqlodbc, 17.00.0010, [pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org])
+AC_INIT(psqlodbc, 18.00.0001, [pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html
index 03708d25..8666ddaa 100644
--- a/docs/release.html
+++ b/docs/release.html
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
  
 <h1>psqlODBC release notes</h1>
 <hr>
+<ol type="1">
+ <h2><a id="18.00.0001">psqlODBC 18.00.0001 Release</a></h2>
+ Changes:<br />
+ <li>
+  No code changes from 18.00.0000
+</li>
+</ol>
 <ol type="1">
  <h2><a id="17.00.0010">psqlODBC 17.00.0010 Release</a></h2>
  Changes:<br />
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9bfda04e..0ba41610 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  *	and PG_DRVFILE_VERSION via winbuild/psqlodbc.vcxproj.
  */
 #ifndef POSTGRESDRIVERVERSION
-#define POSTGRESDRIVERVERSION		"17.00.0010"
+#define POSTGRESDRIVERVERSION		"18.00.0001"
 #endif
 #ifndef POSTGRES_RESOURCE_VERSION
 #define POSTGRES_RESOURCE_VERSION	POSTGRESDRIVERVERSION
 #endif
 #ifndef PG_DRVFILE_VERSION
-#define PG_DRVFILE_VERSION		17,0,00,10
+#define PG_DRVFILE_VERSION		18,0,00,01
 #endif
 
 #endif