diff --git a/bal/VERSION b/bal/VERSION
index a6db491..d2d81b7 100644
--- a/bal/VERSION
+++ b/bal/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.16
\ No newline at end of file
+0.5.18
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bal/__init__.py b/bal/__init__.py
index 5856619..9df8696 100644
--- a/bal/__init__.py
+++ b/bal/__init__.py
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ The plugin supports Electrum 4.7.2 and 4.8.0 with PyQt6.  Electrum 4.8.0 removed
 available and adapts, so both releases keep working.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.5.16"
+__version__ = "0.5.18"
diff --git a/bal/manifest.json b/bal/manifest.json
index 11ccef5..4ea97d9 100644
--- a/bal/manifest.json
+++ b/bal/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "bal",
     "fullname": "Bitcoin After Life",
-    "version": "0.5.16",
+    "version": "0.5.18",
     "description": "Provides free and decentralized Bitcoin inheritance support. Build time-locked 'will' transactions that transfer funds to your heirs if you stop refreshing them (dead-man's switch), optionally relayed by will-executor servers.",
     "author": "Svatantrya",
     "licence": "MIT",