diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 335f2d2..8ca7d53 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 #   NUCLEIC_MARKETING_VERSION  semantic version -> CFBundleShortVersionString
 #   NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER       monotonic build  -> CFBundleVersion (always +1 per release)
 NUCLEIC_MARKETING_VERSION=0.2.0
-NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER=17
+NUCLEIC_BUILD_NUMBER=18