diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 515ba4fa2..a305a5e60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ We use [semantic versioning](http://semver.org/):
 - PATCH version when you make backwards compatible bug fixes.
 
 # Next Release
+
+# 18.0.0
 - [breaking change] removed options `coverage-via-http` and `teamscale-testwise-upload`. Use `tia-mode=http` or `tia-mode=teamscale-upload` instead.
 - [breaking change] _tia-client_: changed Java API
 - [feature] always exclude common libraries from profiling to shrink coverage files
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index af6076455..9b4c913d8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ext {
-	appVersion = '17.0.0'
+	appVersion = '18.0.0'
 
 	// When upgrading JaCoCo to a newer version make sure to
 	// check the comment in the AnalyzerCache.java and CachingInstructionsBuilder.java