diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0e73a4b..e5c453e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.10.17
+1.10.18
diff --git a/tests/test_codes_decoder.cc b/tests/test_codes_decoder.cc
index bf84226..224ca57 100644
--- a/tests/test_codes_decoder.cc
+++ b/tests/test_codes_decoder.cc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ CASE("test codessplitter unstr_latlot.tmpl Native") {
         MD_EXPECT_LONG(md, "endStep", 0);
         MD_EXPECT_STRING(md, "stepRange", "0");
         MD_EXPECT_LONG(md, "validityDate", 10101);
-        MD_EXPECT_LONG(md, "validityTime", 0);
+        MD_EXPECT_STRINGS(md, "validityTime", "0", "0000");
         MD_EXPECT_STRING(md, "typeOfFirstFixedSurface", "168");
         MD_EXPECT_STRING(md, "unitsOfFirstFixedSurface", "Numeric");
         MD_EXPECT_STRING(md, "nameOfFirstFixedSurface", "Ocean model level");