diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2dc6e9cd..6826c97f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ Using PIP via Github
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    pip install git+git://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git@0.17.0#egg=fuzzywuzzy
+    pip install git+git://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git@0.18.0#egg=fuzzywuzzy
 
 Adding to your ``requirements.txt`` file (run ``pip install -r requirements.txt`` afterwards)
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    git+ssh://git@github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git@0.17.0#egg=fuzzywuzzy
+    git+ssh://git@github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git@0.18.0#egg=fuzzywuzzy
     
 Manually via GIT
 
diff --git a/fuzzywuzzy/__init__.py b/fuzzywuzzy/__init__.py
index 6c369a36..3f752fee 100644
--- a/fuzzywuzzy/__init__.py
+++ b/fuzzywuzzy/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = '0.17.0'
+__version__ = '0.18.0'