diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4f3be7fac..d854107b4 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.18'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.18.0'
+release = '0.18.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pygit2/version.py b/pygit2/version.py
index c5bbeaf95..ffe9169ea 100644
--- a/pygit2/version.py
+++ b/pygit2/version.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 # the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 # Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
-__version__ = '0.18.0'
+__version__ = '0.18.1'