diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d0955ceaaad..f3470978485c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "ci-notify-slack-failure": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/circleci/notify-slack-job-failure.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "18.1.0-next.4",
+  "version": "18.2.0-next.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^18.1.0-next.3",
     "@angular/common": "^18.1.0-next.3",