diff --git a/myproxy/source/configure.ac b/myproxy/source/configure.ac
index d4560c3ba..c1c857ab3 100644
--- a/myproxy/source/configure.ac
+++ b/myproxy/source/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT([myproxy],[6.2.17])
+AC_INIT([myproxy],[6.2.18])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 LT_INIT([dlopen win32-dll])
diff --git a/packaging/debian/myproxy/debian/changelog.in b/packaging/debian/myproxy/debian/changelog.in
index a803dd620..b61240b8c 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/myproxy/debian/changelog.in
+++ b/packaging/debian/myproxy/debian/changelog.in
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+myproxy (6.2.18-1+gct.@distro@) @distro@; urgency=medium
+
+  * Change private key cipher to EVP_aes_256_cbc
+
+ -- Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se>  Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:23:31 +0200
+
 myproxy (6.2.17-1+gct.@distro@) @distro@; urgency=medium
 
   * Handle 64 bit time_t on 32 bit systems
diff --git a/packaging/fedora/myproxy.spec b/packaging/fedora/myproxy.spec
index da440e39a..b1205c926 100644
--- a/packaging/fedora/myproxy.spec
+++ b/packaging/fedora/myproxy.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 Name:           myproxy
 %global soname 6
-Version:        6.2.17
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        6.2.18
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Manage X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security credentials
 
 Group:          Applications/Internet
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ fi
 %doc %{_pkgdocdir}/LICENSE*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 23 2024 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 6.2.18-1
+- Change private key cipher to EVP_aes_256_cbc
+
 * Thu Jul 11 2024 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 6.2.17-2
 - Add openssl-devel-engine build requirement on Fedora 41+