diff --git a/jplephem/__init__.py b/jplephem/__init__.py
index cb51558..2b7ae23 100644
--- a/jplephem/__init__.py
+++ b/jplephem/__init__.py
@@ -511,6 +511,6 @@
 
 """
 from .ephem import Ephemeris, DateError
-__version__ = '2.17'
+__version__ = '2.18'
 
 __all__ = ['Ephemeris', 'DateError', '__version__']