diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 95f35e3e1d..65f6e96f69 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+Changes in RiotX 0.18.0 (2020-XX-XX)
+===================================================
+
+Features ✨:
+ -
+
+Improvements 🙌:
+ -
+
+Bugfix 🐛:
+ -
+
+Translations 🗣:
+ -
+
+SDK API changes ⚠️:
+ - 
+
+Build 🧱:
+ -
+
+Other changes:
+ -
+
 Changes in RiotX 0.17.0 (2020-02-27)
 ===================================================
 
diff --git a/vector/build.gradle b/vector/build.gradle
index 483cd53831..988712d87e 100644
--- a/vector/build.gradle
+++ b/vector/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ androidExtensions {
 }
 
 ext.versionMajor = 0
-ext.versionMinor = 17
+ext.versionMinor = 18
 ext.versionPatch = 0
 
 static def getGitTimestamp() {