diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6b60281..a86d3df 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.17.0
+v0.18.0
diff --git a/common/version.go b/common/version.go
index c2714d1..09dd6c9 100644
--- a/common/version.go
+++ b/common/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/native/std"
 
 const (
 	major = 0
-	minor = 17
+	minor = 18
 	patch = 0
 
 	// Versions from which an update should be performed.