diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47df770..066552a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.7.15.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.7.16.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.7.17.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.7.18.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index ed9f32b..592386a 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.7.17
+Version:       1.7.18
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec  1 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.7.18-1
+- New upstream development version 1.7.18.
+
 * Tue Nov 30 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.7.17-1
 - New upstream development version 1.7.17.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 430e13c..c87a565 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7e65b31e696c4a0334f1cf1d29ec4cd8  libguestfs-1.7.17.tar.gz
+b115836d4846cf15f2493edd0f52e49a  libguestfs-1.7.18.tar.gz