diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61682c7..3c7ddbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ php-5.5.*.xz
 /php-5.6.16-strip.tar.xz
 /php-5.6.17RC1-strip.tar.xz
 /php-5.6.17-strip.tar.xz
+/php-5.6.18RC1-strip.tar.xz
diff --git a/php.spec b/php.spec
index f7ae836..74ab430 100644
--- a/php.spec
+++ b/php.spec
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
 %global db_devel  libdb-devel
 %endif
 
-#global rcver  RC1
+%global rcver  RC1
 %global rpmrel 1
 
 Summary: PHP scripting language for creating dynamic web sites
 Name: php
-Version: 5.6.17
+Version: 5.6.18
 %if 0%{?rcver:1}
 Release: 0.%{rpmrel}.%{rcver}%{?dist}
 %else
@@ -1484,6 +1484,9 @@ rm -f README.{Zeus,QNX,CVS-RULES}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 21 2016 Remi Collet <remi@fedoraproject.org> 5.6.18-0.1.RC1
+- update to 5.6.18RC1
+
 * Thu Jan  7 2016 Remi Collet <remi@fedoraproject.org> 5.6.17-1
 - Update to 5.6.17
   http://www.php.net/releases/5_6_17.php
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 0412244..fd74e6a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6e7c42d4b97e2862834fa7451fcd6a9e  php-5.6.17-strip.tar.xz
+e361a5d8bcb2ccc2e630b1d4408b6a24  php-5.6.18RC1-strip.tar.xz