diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8c66a20730f5478fd32f8b14638a34b36b4b77c..e6d309afe42c5a1fbcb137055aa0a96dfa63bad1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-VERSION = 2017
-PATCHLEVEL = 11
+VERSION = 2018
+PATCHLEVEL = 01
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*