diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
index 1c13e5d0fc..501d173d32 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd ../../
 
-version="1.9.18"
+version="1.9.18-SNAPSHOT"
 
 target_dir="releases/$version"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
index 3f7034b129..3e5a8d85ce 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../
 
-version=1.9.17
+version=1.9.18
 
 find . -type f \( -name "finalize.sh" \
 -o -name "create_app.sh" \
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/resources/version.txt b/desktop/src/main/resources/version.txt
index f60acf7e2a..1d3d97117f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/resources/version.txt
+++ b/desktop/src/main/resources/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.18
+1.9.18-SNAPSHOT