diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 56e333aba..0e1315998 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
+
         github.event.action == 'closed'
           && (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'backport')
             || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'backport-squash'))
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Backporting
         uses: kiegroup/git-backporting@v4
         with:
-          target-branch: 0.16
+          target-branch: 0.17
           pull-request: ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }}
           auth: ${{ secrets.RH_PERF_BOT_TOKEN }}
           no-squash: ${{ env.NO_SQUASH_OPTION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4cf89b34e..48d91d642 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Java CI with Maven
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master, 0.16]
+    branches: [master, 0.17]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-clients.yaml b/.github/workflows/notify-clients.yaml
index bb4317bc5..97c6778b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-clients.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-clients.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      - 0.16
+      - 0.17
     paths:
       - "docs/site/content/en/openapi/openapi.yaml"
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b9cfcafbf..00ebbb752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Perform Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 env:
-  RELEASE_BRANCH: 0.17
+  RELEASE_BRANCH: 0.18
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Perform release
diff --git a/docs/site/content/en/openapi/openapi.yaml b/docs/site/content/en/openapi/openapi.yaml
index 6e35bfc98..957f362e7 100644
--- a/docs/site/content/en/openapi/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/site/content/en/openapi/openapi.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ info:
   title: Horreum REST API
   description: "Horreum automated change anomaly detection. For more information,\
     \ please see [https://horreum.hyperfoil.io/](https://horreum.hyperfoil.io/)"
-  version: "0.17"
+  version: "0.18"
 tags:
 - name: Config
   description: Endpoint providing configuration for the Horreum System
diff --git a/horreum-api/pom.xml b/horreum-api/pom.xml
index 05e5531b3..eb0c4b71d 100644
--- a/horreum-api/pom.xml
+++ b/horreum-api/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>horreum-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/horreum-backend/pom.xml b/horreum-backend/pom.xml
index 182a2973e..bd283e3b1 100644
--- a/horreum-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/horreum-backend/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
-        <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/horreum-client/pom.xml b/horreum-client/pom.xml
index 4601180fa..dacb1db6c 100644
--- a/horreum-client/pom.xml
+++ b/horreum-client/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
-        <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/horreum-integration-tests/pom.xml b/horreum-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 56d762819..dae9968ee 100644
--- a/horreum-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/horreum-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
-        <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/infra/horreum-dev-services/deployment/pom.xml b/infra/horreum-dev-services/deployment/pom.xml
index 5bd56d7c4..bf66aafbf 100644
--- a/infra/horreum-dev-services/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/infra/horreum-dev-services/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>horreum-dev-services-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>horreum-dev-services-deployment</artifactId>
   <name>Horreum Dev Services - Deployment</name>
diff --git a/infra/horreum-dev-services/pom.xml b/infra/horreum-dev-services/pom.xml
index 5cf02b67d..7c46ca8c8 100644
--- a/infra/horreum-dev-services/pom.xml
+++ b/infra/horreum-dev-services/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
-    <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/infra/horreum-dev-services/runtime/pom.xml b/infra/horreum-dev-services/runtime/pom.xml
index 76c1d62b6..332b06d0a 100644
--- a/infra/horreum-dev-services/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/infra/horreum-dev-services/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>horreum-dev-services-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>horreum-dev-services</artifactId>
   <name>Horreum Dev Services - Runtime</name>
diff --git a/infra/horreum-infra-common/pom.xml b/infra/horreum-infra-common/pom.xml
index dd87bd749..82fb1943a 100644
--- a/infra/horreum-infra-common/pom.xml
+++ b/infra/horreum-infra-common/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
-        <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <name>Horreum infra - common</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21dde4f59..276924afd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <groupId>io.hyperfoil.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>horreum</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <modules>
         <module>horreum-api</module>
         <module>horreum-client</module>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <dev.images.amq>quay.io/artemiscloud/activemq-artemis-broker:1.0.25</dev.images.amq>
 
         <horreum.version>${project.version}</horreum.version>
-        <major-version>0.17</major-version>
+        <major-version>0.18</major-version>
 
         <!-- code formatting -->
         <format.skip>false</format.skip>