diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1d0ac4dadcc8..ab877a36cc56 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "1.17.1"
+version = "1.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "jemallocator",
  "libc",
diff --git a/py-polars/Cargo.toml b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
index 46775d86f8d0..7628df05b8c6 100644
--- a/py-polars/Cargo.toml
+++ b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "1.17.1"
+version = "1.18.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]