diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bcf6646..afdbede 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+New in Version 0.1.18
+=====================
+* 2to3 fixes
+* fix `install_requires` in setup.py
+
 New in Version 0.1.17
 =====================
 * fix bug in TFCE implementation
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 394f352..710da8f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 
 setup(name="python-stuffs",
-      version='0.1.17',
+      version='0.1.18',
       install_requires=['numpy', 'scipy', 'pyminc'],
       scripts=["python/TFCE",
                "python/smooth_vector",