diff --git a/version_template.py b/version_template.py
index 0ee29aa522..e58ce0d358 100644
--- a/version_template.py
+++ b/version_template.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #  - don't import at module level unless you want the imported value to be included in the output
 #  - only import from the Python standard run-time library (you can't have any dependencies)
 
-baseVersion = '3.18.0a1'
+baseVersion = '3.18.0'
 
 cgcloudVersion = '1.6.0a1.dev393'