diff --git a/k8s/seaweedfs/values.yaml b/k8s/seaweedfs/values.yaml
index 0e8ce3a35..7144b0016 100644
--- a/k8s/seaweedfs/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/seaweedfs/values.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ global:
   registry: ""
   repository: ""
   imageName: chrislusf/seaweedfs
-  imageTag: "2.17"
+  imageTag: "2.18"
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   imagePullSecrets: imagepullsecret
   restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/weed/util/constants.go b/weed/util/constants.go
index 95370746b..08d169545 100644
--- a/weed/util/constants.go
+++ b/weed/util/constants.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	VERSION = fmt.Sprintf("%s %d.%02d", sizeLimit, 2, 17)
+	VERSION = fmt.Sprintf("%s %d.%02d", sizeLimit, 2, 18)
 	COMMIT  = ""
 )