diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
index 4ac27dae3f..817bb57cea 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 
 /* Minor version */
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 17
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 18
 
 /* Build revision */
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 99
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 84f1b8a1ff..883aa04338 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 17)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 18)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 99)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2019)