diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c68cfc..afa5c18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+## [0.18.0] - 2022-10-27
+
 ### Changed 
 
 - Updated tag of hardcoded ECR URI to `stable`
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c5523bd..6633391 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.17.0
+0.18.0