diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 58bbfae0bf..11be71091d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-version = 0.18-SNAPSHOT
+version = 0.18-alpha.1
 kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx2g
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g