diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a49d75689..af0b00c74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.2.0a18 (2025-04-09)
+
+### Fix
+
+- version
+
 ## 1.2.0a17 (2025-04-09)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d43d83d0b..1d6e044d2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = ["flit_core >=3.8.0,<4"]
 
 [project]
 name = "rougail"
-version = "1.2.0a17"
+version = "1.2.0a18"
 authors = [{name = "Emmanuel Garette", email = "gnunux@gnunux.info"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "A consistency handling system that was initially designed in the configuration management"
diff --git a/src/rougail/__version__.py b/src/rougail/__version__.py
index ab2c66730..856634cfa 100644
--- a/src/rougail/__version__.py
+++ b/src/rougail/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.0a17"
+__version__ = "1.2.0a18"