diff --git a/ansys/mapdl/reader/_version.py b/ansys/mapdl/reader/_version.py
index b56e7027..375f3347 100644
--- a/ansys/mapdl/reader/_version.py
+++ b/ansys/mapdl/reader/_version.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 """
 
 # major, minor, patch
-version_info = 0, 52, 17
+version_info = 0, 52, 18
 
 # Nice string for the version
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))