diff --git a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
index 70b445c77d1..ed5bf1da20b 100644
--- a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = '0.17.0'
+__version__ = '0.18.0'
 
 default_app_config = 'edx_proctoring.apps.EdxProctoringConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name