diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 2582424e3d..476e3c1785 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9127,3 +9127,5 @@ Karl 2004-01-12
         xadd (new)
         add
         
+Karl 2004-01-12
+    - source release 2.14 (no client-visible changes)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 432e295ebd..117a4d60f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 won't work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 2.17)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 2.18)
 
 echo "--- Configuring BOINC AC_PACKAGE_VERSION ---"