diff --git a/src/rpdk/core/__init__.py b/src/rpdk/core/__init__.py
index bcb59231..5b016a5d 100644
--- a/src/rpdk/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rpdk/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 
-__version__ = "0.2.17"
+__version__ = "0.2.18"
 
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(logging.NullHandler())