diff --git a/pynmea2/_version.py b/pynmea2/_version.py
index 5fe69a4..733b764 100644
--- a/pynmea2/_version.py
+++ b/pynmea2/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.17.0'
+__version__ = '1.18.0'
diff --git a/test/test_pynmea.py b/test/test_pynmea.py
index 5379e20..b1867c6 100644
--- a/test/test_pynmea.py
+++ b/test/test_pynmea.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    version = '1.17.0'
+    version = '1.18.0'
     assert pynmea2.version == version
     assert pynmea2.__version__ == version