diff --git a/waagent b/waagent
index d6e2d7e..2690031 100644
--- a/waagent
+++ b/waagent
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if not hasattr(subprocess,'check_output'):
 
 GuestAgentName = "WALinuxAgent"
 GuestAgentLongName = "Azure Linux Agent"
-GuestAgentVersion = "WALinuxAgent-2.0.18.rc6"
+GuestAgentVersion = "WALinuxAgent-2.0.18"
 ProtocolVersion = "2012-11-30" #WARNING this value is used to confirm the correct fabric protocol.
 
 Config = None