diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14072a49e8..5cf4341ea1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <indyModelVersion>1.5</indyModelVersion>
     <indyClientVersion>3.4.0</indyClientVersion>
     <atlasVersion>1.1.4</atlasVersion>
-    <galleyVersion>1.17</galleyVersion>
+    <galleyVersion>1.18-SNAPSHOT</galleyVersion>
     <weftVersion>1.24</weftVersion>
     <webdavVersion>3.2.1</webdavVersion>
     <!-- TODO: partyline is still needed for standalone mode, may be removed in future -->