diff --git a/discord.go b/discord.go
index df4c499b9..df911cbeb 100644
--- a/discord.go
+++ b/discord.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VERSION of DiscordGo, follows Semantic Versioning. (http://semver.org/)
-const VERSION = "0.17.0"
+const VERSION = "0.18.0-alpha"
 
 // ErrMFA will be risen by New when the user has 2FA.
 var ErrMFA = errors.New("account has 2FA enabled")