diff --git a/GANDLF/version.py b/GANDLF/version.py
index 49fa42a85..02f4c6ce6 100644
--- a/GANDLF/version.py
+++ b/GANDLF/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 
 # check GaNDLF wiki for versioning and release guidelines: https://github.com/mlcommons/GaNDLF/wiki
-__version__ = "0.0.18-dev"
+__version__ = "0.0.18"