diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 15e8c7c08..1257209e6 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ To verify the installation, start the Python REPL and execute:
 ```python
 >>> import narwhals
 >>> narwhals.__version__
-'1.17.0'
+'1.18.0'
 ```
 
 If you see the version number, then the installation was successful!
diff --git a/narwhals/__init__.py b/narwhals/__init__.py
index f0874334a..2fc21eabf 100644
--- a/narwhals/__init__.py
+++ b/narwhals/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 from narwhals.utils import maybe_reset_index
 from narwhals.utils import maybe_set_index
 
-__version__ = "1.17.0"
+__version__ = "1.18.0"
 
 __all__ = [
     "Array",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ebbeb2c3b..56e959c93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "narwhals"
-version = "1.17.0"
+version = "1.18.0"
 authors = [
   { name = "Marco Gorelli", email = "33491632+MarcoGorelli@users.noreply.github.com" },
 ]