diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index af40a145..8c863e40 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.0.0rc17
+current_version = 2.0.0rc18
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)(\.(?P<patch>\d+))(\-?((rc)?(?P<rc>\d+))?)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d42e561d..b4ebf3ea 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = u'2.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = u'2.0.0rc17'
+release = u'2.0.0rc18'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/niapy/__init__.py b/niapy/__init__.py
index fe7b2527..cc10776e 100644
--- a/niapy/__init__.py
+++ b/niapy/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 __all__ = ["algorithms", "problems", "util", "task", "Runner"]
 __project__ = "NiaPy"
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc17"
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc18"
 
 VERSION = "{0} v{1}".format(__project__, __version__)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b4c5aef6..a8bd0124 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def build_description():
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name=PACKAGE_NAME,
-    version="2.0.0rc17",
+    version="2.0.0rc18",
     description="""
         Python micro framework for building nature-inspired algorithms.
         """,