diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..844f091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Gitlab repository
+REPO="iso-codes-team/iso-codes"
+
+# Replace slash with URL encoded representation
+REPO=$(echo "$REPO" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
+
+# Get tag name using Gitlab Rest API
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/repository/tags | jq -r '.[0].name')
+
+# Trim 'v' character in TAG_NAME variable
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | tr -d 'v')
+
+echo "$VERSION"
diff --git a/pkg.info b/pkg.info
index ebf5054..7e364c0 100644
--- a/pkg.info
+++ b/pkg.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: iso-codes
 description: Package providing lists of various ISO standards
-version: 4.16.0
+version: 4.18.0
 url: https://salsa.debian.org/iso-codes-team/iso-codes
 license: LGPL2.1
 architecture: any