diff --git a/metadata/org.openhab.habdroid.beta.yml b/metadata/org.openhab.habdroid.beta.yml
index a5c7f98fcf..cefbd7cff1 100644
--- a/metadata/org.openhab.habdroid.beta.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.openhab.habdroid.beta.yml
@@ -914,10 +914,20 @@ Builds:
     prebuild: sed -i -e 's|maven.fabric.io/public|repo1.maven.org/maven2|' -e /fabric/d
         -e '/google-services/d' build.gradle
 
+  - versionName: 2.8.18-beta
+    versionCode: 176
+    commit: 2.8.18-beta-fdroid
+    subdir: mobile
+    gradle:
+      - foss
+      - beta
+    prebuild: sed -i -e 's|maven.fabric.io/public|repo1.maven.org/maven2|' -e /fabric/d
+        -e '/google-services/d' build.gradle
+
 MaintainerNotes: Replace the fabric.io maven with mavencentral instead of deleting
     it to not trigger fdroid/fdroidserver#463.
 
 AutoUpdateMode: Version %v-fdroid
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags ^[0-9.]+-beta-fdroid$
-CurrentVersion: 2.8.16-beta
-CurrentVersionCode: 174
+CurrentVersion: 2.8.18-beta
+CurrentVersionCode: 176