diff --git a/pytools/version.py b/pytools/version.py
index 922dd503cf5856279cfaadc1adedf45efb8b35cd..f46939dfb75cb4e66e1c297fd8a5837099f2034f 100644
--- a/pytools/version.py
+++ b/pytools/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (2018, 1)
+VERSION = (2018, 2)
 VERSION_STATUS = ""
 VERSION_TEXT = ".".join(str(x) for x in VERSION) + VERSION_STATUS