diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/config.h b/usr.sbin/ntp/config.h
index 2e5eea82ff29..3d6a1364dd10 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/config.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/config.h
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "ntp"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "ntp 4.2.8p18-RC1"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "ntp 4.2.8p18"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "ntp"
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ typedef unsigned int	uintptr_t;
 /* #undef USE_UDP_SIGPOLL */
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "4.2.8p18-RC1"
+#define VERSION "4.2.8p18"
 
 /* vsnprintf expands "%m" to strerror(errno) */
 #define VSNPRINTF_PERCENT_M 1
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver b/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
index 279468a1af1c..2336dd71bacb 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PROG=${1-UNKNOWN}
 
 ConfStr="$PROG"
 
-ConfStr="$ConfStr 4.2.8p16"
+ConfStr="$ConfStr 4.2.8p18"
 
 case "$CSET" in
  '') ;;