diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6feb1cbe6c..bb696b5169 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ project('xserver', 'c',
             'buildtype=debugoptimized',
             'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
-        version: '25.0.0.17',
+        version: '25.0.0.18',
         meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
 )
-release_date = '2025-12-15'
+release_date = '2025-12-19'
 
 add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H', language: ['c', 'objc'])
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')