diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4028bc19e..4cb336c98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings)
 include(KDETemplateMacro)
 
-set(KF5_VERSION "5.17.0") # handled by release scripts
+set(KF5_VERSION "5.18.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.17.0") # handled by release scripts
 
 ecm_setup_version(${KF5_VERSION}