diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5196d7..f07f98b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /tar-0.1.14.tgz
 /tar-0.1.16.tgz
 /tar-0.1.17.tgz
+/tar-0.1.18.tgz
diff --git a/nodejs-tar.spec b/nodejs-tar.spec
index e28d743..184abcc 100644
--- a/nodejs-tar.spec
+++ b/nodejs-tar.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %{?nodejs_find_provides_and_requires}
 
 Name:       nodejs-tar
-Version:    0.1.17
-Release:    3%{?dist}
+Version:    0.1.18
+Release:    1%{?dist}
 Summary:    Tar for Node.js
 License:    BSD
 Group:      System Environment/Libraries
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %doc README.md examples LICENCE
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 30 2013 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 0.1.18-1
+- new upstream release 0.1.18
+
 * Sat Jun 22 2013 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 0.1.17-3
 - restrict to compatible arches
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a59cdc0..833a24c 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-7402b4e8e02ce80bc5a5725bf0a864f1  tar-0.1.14.tgz
-4c03314f9169fad56691a5b0dea70c27  tar-0.1.16.tgz
-573a6a5dbf16cb69e7caba4c79bd085f  tar-0.1.17.tgz
+fb5ada39ea0fef88b815b8b82e6c389d  tar-0.1.18.tgz