diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index bebe59b9..d02a30cf 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 7.17.5
+current_version = 7.18.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}
diff --git a/cg_lims/__init__.py b/cg_lims/__init__.py
index 0dbb141d..0b2a58b8 100644
--- a/cg_lims/__init__.py
+++ b/cg_lims/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "7.17.5"
+__version__ = "7.18.0"