diff --git a/checkmarx-ast-cli.version b/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
index ed09221a..ad37abb2 100644
--- a/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
+++ b/checkmarx-ast-cli.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.16
+2.3.18
diff --git a/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts b/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
index 608a2beb..7492fde1 100644
--- a/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/main/osinstaller/CxInstaller.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class CxInstaller {
     private cliVersion: string;
     private readonly resourceDirPath: string;
     private readonly installedCLIVersionFileName = 'cli-version';
-    private readonly cliDefaultVersion = '2.3.16'; // Update this with the latest version.
+    private readonly cliDefaultVersion = '2.3.18'; // Update this with the latest version.
     private readonly client: AstClient;
 
     private static readonly PLATFORMS: Record<SupportedPlatforms, PlatformData> = {