diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9cce8d426cb81fe86493b50d9399a919b743c9b5..a3fb24bb6dd54c9777e090222d4484861d3c172a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 3
-SUBLEVEL = 17
+SUBLEVEL = 18
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Bobtail Squid