diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 73d74673c7d581e5fa5f4796991e2303d299d7e3..744068368fba2c75d14bfe4e589b0691d6c2835d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.0
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+1.18.0
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