diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fa5d04f..6d499699 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.18.0 [unreleased]
+
 ## 1.17.0 [2021-08-20]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lib/influxdb2/client/version.rb b/lib/influxdb2/client/version.rb
index 61812ef2..e6ca5069 100644
--- a/lib/influxdb2/client/version.rb
+++ b/lib/influxdb2/client/version.rb
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 module InfluxDB2
-  VERSION = '1.17.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '1.18.0'.freeze
 end