diff --git a/colcon_core/__init__.py b/colcon_core/__init__.py
index f3b68531..41e94e77 100644
--- a/colcon_core/__init__.py
+++ b/colcon_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright 2016-2020 Dirk Thomas
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 
-__version__ = '0.17.1'
+__version__ = '0.18.0'