diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77d1e75bdf..53e3a528a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # TelegramBotAPI changelog
 
+## 0.18.0
+
 ## 0.17.0
 
 Libraries updates:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bd7283475e..6204b9b1f1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project.version = "0.17.0"
+project.version = "0.18.0"
 project.group = "com.github.insanusmokrassar"
 
 buildscript {