diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 30fd851eb..1579026d0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name=shibui
 group=edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui
-version=1.17.3
+version=1.18.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 ### library versions ###
 commonsCollections4Version=4.4