diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e398a8..6e94f51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $CMD -DpomFile=org.eclipse.jdt.compiler.apt.pom \
 		<jdtAptVersion>1.0.600.v20130530-1010</jdtAptVersion>
 
 		<!-- version of tycho used by this build -->
-		<tychoBootstrapVersion>0.16.0</tychoBootstrapVersion>
+		<tychoBootstrapVersion>0.18.1-SNAPSHOT</tychoBootstrapVersion>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>