diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 130b5a92c4a6..eaecbcd7cc5e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='Greenplum Database'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='greenplum-database'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='5.17.0'
-PACKAGE_STRING='Greenplum Database 5.17.0'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='5.18.0'
+PACKAGE_STRING='Greenplum Database 5.18.0'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='support@greenplum.org'
 PACKAGE_URL=''