diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c25eb062b80151e6e8051be33fa8ca8f9d947900..c28e346d3507d230eda5a306c60408bb122c46df 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+3.18.0
+======
+ - Portugese translations
+
 3.16.2
 ======
  - translation updates
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a82f1c1ad5cee7c82906d2195a986e3b180fe0e7..a83e0b115ab83b005ff319467b8ec14491e8fdc9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 
-AC_INIT([gnome-themes-standard], [3.16.2],
+AC_INIT([gnome-themes-standard], [3.18.0],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-themes-standard])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])