diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c56ef7a..5211f25 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.18.1
+ * Testing fix [#726909]
+
 0.18
  * Mark most of unstable API as stable
  * Bump Glib dependency (2.38+)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4f8342e..9119964 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
 
-AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.18],
+AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.18.1],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libsecret],
         [libsecret])