diff --git a/deployment/remote.sh b/deployment/remote.sh
index 2ec0457..085c8b1 100755
--- a/deployment/remote.sh
+++ b/deployment/remote.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fi
 # install dependencies.
 ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install htop dnsutils nano -y'
 if ! ssh "ubuntu@$FQDN" snap list | grep -q lxd; then
-    ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.17/stable'
+    ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.18/stable'
     sleep 5
 fi
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9543daf..2b19efb 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export DISK="$DISK"
 
 # install lxd snap and initialize it
 if ! snap list | grep -q lxd; then
-    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.17/stable
+    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.18/stable
     sleep 5
 
     # run lxd init
diff --git a/management/provision.sh b/management/provision.sh
index 6a17645..05da8ac 100755
--- a/management/provision.sh
+++ b/management/provision.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sleep 10
 # install snap
 if ! snap list | grep -q lxd; then
     sudo snap install htop
-    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.17/stable
+    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.18/stable
     sleep 6
 
     # We just do an auto initialization. All we are using is the LXD client inside the management environment.