diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 54f9031c0..4fcd37881 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set(LIBYANG_DESCRIPTION "libyang is YANG data modelling language parser and tool
 # set version
 set(LIBYANG_MAJOR_VERSION 0)
 set(LIBYANG_MINOR_VERSION 4)
-set(LIBYANG_MICRO_VERSION 17)
+set(LIBYANG_MICRO_VERSION 18)
 set(LIBYANG_VERSION ${LIBYANG_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIBYANG_MINOR_VERSION}.${LIBYANG_MICRO_VERSION})
 set(LIBYANG_SOVERSION ${LIBYANG_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIBYANG_MINOR_VERSION})