diff --git a/ChangeLog.rst b/ChangeLog.rst
index 1f95a75c..f928c791 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.rst
+++ b/ChangeLog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ChangeLog
 #########
 
+* 1.9.18 (2021-04-15)
+
+  * Fix usage of meta-data in official macOS builds (private DB errors)
+
 * 1.9.17 (2021-01-15)
 
   * Fix jack_control stopping after first command iteration
diff --git a/common/JackConstants.h b/common/JackConstants.h
index 07f2ca4c..2c4ccf98 100644
--- a/common/JackConstants.h
+++ b/common/JackConstants.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define VERSION "1.9.17"
+#define VERSION "1.9.18"
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE_MAX 8192
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 3d56751c..dfd02f4b 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import sys
 from waflib import Logs, Options, Task, Utils
 from waflib.Build import BuildContext, CleanContext, InstallContext, UninstallContext
 
-VERSION='1.9.17'
+VERSION='1.9.18'
 APPNAME='jack'
 JACK_API_VERSION = '0.1.0'