diff --git a/rakudo/rakudo.spec b/rakudo/rakudo.spec
index 25212b8c01..6dace41c8c 100644
--- a/rakudo/rakudo.spec
+++ b/rakudo/rakudo.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_opkg  2018.04.1
-%define       V_dist  2018.04.1
+%define       V_opkg  2018.05
+%define       V_dist  2018.05
 
 #   package information
 Name:         rakudo
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Language
 License:      Artistic
 Version:      %{V_opkg}
-Release:      20180430
+Release:      20180525
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/rakudo-%{V_dist}.tar.gz