diff --git a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
index ca825d68e2..a7946fad70 100644
--- a/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
+++ b/Common++/header/PcapPlusPlusVersion.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  */
 namespace pcpp
 {
-	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "17.11+"
-	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "non-official release"
+	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION "18.08"
+	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL "official release"
 
 	#define PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_FULL "v" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION " (" PCAPPLUSPLUS_VERSION_OFFICIAL ")"