diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd272f430..155789e6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "8.17.0",
-  "versionCanary": "8.17.0-canary.0",
+  "version": "8.18.0",
+  "versionCanary": "8.18.0-canary.0",
   "description": "The official Elasticsearch client for Node.js",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",