diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 30ea72466..e95f41550 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## rackspace-monitoring-agent-2.6.18
+
+* Bump virgo-base for connection handling fix
+
 ## rackspace-monitoring-agent-2.6.17
 
 * Fix RHEL7 build to avoid dynamic dependency on libuv
diff --git a/package.lua b/package.lua
index 240da56fc..e07bc309a 100644
--- a/package.lua
+++ b/package.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 return {
   name = "rackspace-monitoring-agent",
-  version = "2.6.17",
+  version = "2.6.18",
   luvi = {
     version = "2.7.6-2-sigar",
     flavor = "sigar",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ return {
   dependencies = {
     "rphillips/options@0.0.5",
     "virgo-agent-toolkit/rackspace-monitoring-client@0.3",
-    "virgo-agent-toolkit/virgo@2.1.8",
+    "virgo-agent-toolkit/virgo@2.1.9",
     "kaustavha/luvit-walk@1",
   },
   files = {