diff --git a/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py b/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
index 89fb65bcfd..5a1534025e 100644
--- a/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
+++ b/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '7.17.0'
+__version__ = '7.18.0.dev0'