diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
index 732ca7ef2..1e8724147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.17.0"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.18.0"]
         attestationVariant: ["gcp-sev-snp", "azure-sev-snp", "azure-tdx", "aws-sev-snp"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
index 2c1242872..a06a8fc41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.17.0"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.18.0"]
         attestationVariant: ["gcp-sev-snp", "azure-sev-snp", "azure-tdx", "aws-sev-snp"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 4844671e4..7969ff212 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.18.0-pre
+v2.19.0-pre