diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/commands/CreateExtension.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/commands/CreateExtension.java
index 41437b50048d2..850175e64281d 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/commands/CreateExtension.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/commands/CreateExtension.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public enum LayoutType {
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_PARENT_GROUP_ID = "io.quarkiverse";
     public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID = "quarkiverse-parent";
-    public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_PARENT_VERSION = "17";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_PARENT_VERSION = "18";
     public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_NAMESPACE_ID = "quarkus-";
     public static final String DEFAULT_QUARKIVERSE_GUIDE_URL = "https://docs.quarkiverse.io/%s/dev/";
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_pom.xml b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_pom.xml
index bcd729e0be9e0..5ba330047d481 100644
--- a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkiverse-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>17</version>
+        <version>18</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.quarkiverse.my-quarkiverse-ext</groupId>
     <artifactId>quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext-parent</artifactId>