diff --git a/builtins/read.def b/builtins/read.def
index 803bea3..b54b3af 100644
--- a/builtins/read.def
+++ b/builtins/read.def
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ read_builtin (list)
 	}
 
       CHECK_ALRM;
-
+      QUIT;		/* in case we didn't call check_signals() */
 #if defined (READLINE)
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index 98e714d..f0ee56e 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
    regexp `^#define[ 	]*PATCHLEVEL', since that's what support/mkversion.sh
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
 
-#define PATCHLEVEL 17
+#define PATCHLEVEL 18
 
 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */