diff --git a/ankihub/ankihub_client/ankihub_client.py b/ankihub/ankihub_client/ankihub_client.py
index cc1bbb6af..b8ea979b2 100644
--- a/ankihub/ankihub_client/ankihub_client.py
+++ b/ankihub/ankihub_client/ankihub_client.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 STAGING_API_URL = f"{STAGING_APP_URL}/api"
 STAGING_S3_BUCKET_URL = "https://ankihub-staging.s3.amazonaws.com"
 
-API_VERSION = 17.0
+API_VERSION = 18.0
 
 DECK_UPDATE_PAGE_SIZE = 2000  # seems to work well in terms of speed
 DECK_EXTENSION_UPDATE_PAGE_SIZE = 2000