diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 9a9b4002e72db8..9c4fef9d879db9 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.18.4"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.18.5"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty