diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index 2943538a9..3a6a71f67 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 assembly-versioning-scheme: Major
-next-version: 1.16
+next-version: 1.18
 branches:
   release:
-    tag: rc
\ No newline at end of file
+    tag: rc