diff --git a/lib/capistrano/version.rb b/lib/capistrano/version.rb
index f717047ce..f4f14bea0 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/version.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Capistrano
-  VERSION = "3.17.3".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.18.0".freeze
 end