diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cef3b97..f35a9c2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
 # This call to setup() does all the work
 setup(
     name="meshtastic",
-    version="1.3alpha.17",
+    version="1.3alpha.18",
     description="Python API & client shell for talking to Meshtastic devices",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",