diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
index 2daacdeca..e53e91387 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
index bf861f0fe..d10fd76fc 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
index 8f0e15673..c45270fcf 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
index cc777c862..a506a902d 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
index 1b827e2b0..578a141cc 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
index 6061be051..701ca003a 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
index db5726890..ce9d29d58 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
index fa1bded78..e1747a596 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
index bcf5a2554..199d07551 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ab509d7b7..812724e94 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	each other. It is fine to bump the point version of this POM without affecting
 	HAPI FHIR.
 	-->
-	<version>3.7.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.7.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<properties>
 		<hapi_fhir_version>3.7.0-SNAPSHOT</hapi_fhir_version>
diff --git a/release.bat b/release.bat
index b06c21dc5..6db838da2 100644
--- a/release.bat
+++ b/release.bat
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ REM make sure you are committed
 echo
 
 echo ===============================================================
-echo upgrade and release fhir.core from 3.7.16-SNAPSHOT to 3.7.17-SNAPSHOT
+echo upgrade and release fhir.core from 3.7.17-SNAPSHOT to 3.7.18-SNAPSHOT
 echo ===============================================================
 pause
 
-call mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=3.7.17-SNAPSHOT
+call mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=3.7.18-SNAPSHOT
 
 echo ===============================================================
 echo upgraded version number using maven
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ echo next: replace references in java code + ivy
 echo ===============================================================
 pause
 
-call "C:\tools\fnr.exe" --cl --dir "C:\work\org.hl7.fhir\build" --fileMask "*.java" --excludeFileMask "*.dll, *.exe" --includeSubDirectories --find "3.7.16-SNAPSHOT" --replace "3.7.17-SNAPSHOT"
-call "C:\tools\fnr.exe" --cl --dir "C:\work\org.hl7.fhir\build" --fileMask "*.xml" --excludeFileMask "*.dll, *.exe" --find "3.7.16-SNAPSHOT" --replace "3.7.17-SNAPSHOT"
+call "C:\tools\fnr.exe" --cl --dir "C:\work\org.hl7.fhir\build" --fileMask "*.java" --excludeFileMask "*.dll, *.exe" --includeSubDirectories --find "3.7.17-SNAPSHOT" --replace "3.7.18-SNAPSHOT"
+call "C:\tools\fnr.exe" --cl --dir "C:\work\org.hl7.fhir\build" --fileMask "*.xml" --excludeFileMask "*.dll, *.exe" --find "3.7.17-SNAPSHOT" --replace "3.7.18-SNAPSHOT"
 
 echo ===============================================================
 echo done replacing references