diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e357cec332c4..e86dbf71dcf41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 32
-EXTRAVERSION = .17
+EXTRAVERSION = .18
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*