diff --git a/doc/src/Manual.txt b/doc/src/Manual.txt
index d6202f684a..6fcd5d1f49 100644
--- a/doc/src/Manual.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Manual.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
LAMMPS Users Manual
-
+
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
:line
LAMMPS Documentation :c,h1
-27 Nov 2018 version :c,h2
+7 Dec 2018 version :c,h2
"What is a LAMMPS version?"_Manual_version.html
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index d907ef2b85..4bbc739421 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define LAMMPS_VERSION "27 Nov 2018"
+#define LAMMPS_VERSION "7 Dec 2018"