diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 863c810..f77a1fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-VERSION = 2017
-PATCHLEVEL = 12
+VERSION = 2018
+PATCHLEVEL = 01
 SUBLEVEL = 0
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = None