diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9c90836..2a3a5ef 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 /** \page libcaca-news Libcaca news
 
+\section news0_99_beta18 Changes between 0.99.beta18 and 0.99.beta17
+
+ - UNRELEASED
+
 \section news0_99_beta17 Changes between 0.99.beta17 and 0.99.beta16
 
  - new dirty rectangle framework for accelerated rendering
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2211c4e..5e262b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-AC_INIT(libcaca, 0.99.beta17)
+AC_INIT(libcaca, 0.99.beta18)
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.auto)
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
diff --git a/win32/config.h b/win32/config.h
index 7f955ad..42c1ae9 100644
--- a/win32/config.h
+++ b/win32/config.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
 #define PACKAGE_URL "http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca"
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.99.beta17"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.99.beta18"
 /* #undef PROF */
 /* #undef RETSIGTYPE */
 /* #undef SCREENUPDATE_IN_PC_H */