diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index 2319135c6..ca148f518 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ FreqTrade bot """
-__version__ = '0.18.0'
+__version__ = '0.18.1-dev'
 
 
 class DependencyException(BaseException):