diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 44bfbcf..d612fb7 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ if HAVE_LINUX_ISER
 libiscsi_la_SOURCES += iser.c
 endif
 
-SOCURRENT=7
-SOREVISON=2
+SOCURRENT=8
+SOREVISON=0
 SOAGE=0
 libiscsi_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-version-info $(SOCURRENT):$(SOREVISON):$(SOAGE) -bindir $(bindir) \
diff --git a/packaging/RPM/libiscsi.spec.in b/packaging/RPM/libiscsi.spec.in
index 7fa315d..536020a 100644
--- a/packaging/RPM/libiscsi.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/RPM/libiscsi.spec.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: libiscsi
 Summary: iSCSI client library
-Version: 1.17.0
+Version: 1.18.0
 Release: 1GITHASH%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ Test tool for iSCSI/SCSI targets
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 9 2016 : 1.18.0
+ - Various updates to the test utility
+ - Add transport abstraction
+ - Add support for iSER
+ - Add iscsi_discovery_sync()
 * Sun May 8 2016 : 1.0.17
  - Fix a rare bug with DATA-OUT callbacks causing a crash on reconnect/timeout.
 * Sun May 1 2016 : 1.0.16