diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd9920b..8a469d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ $CMD -DpomFile=org.eclipse.jdt.compiler.apt.pom \
 		<jdtAptVersion>1.0.600.v20130227-1643</jdtAptVersion>
 
 		<!-- version of tycho used by this build -->
-		<tychoBootstrapVersion>0.16.0</tychoBootstrapVersion>
+		<tychoBootstrapVersion>0.18.0-SNAPSHOT</tychoBootstrapVersion>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>