diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1d36970..46b04b35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # 2.TBD.TBD
 
+## Breaking changes
+- TBD
+
+## New features
+- TBD
+
+## Other changes
+- TBD
+
+# 2.18.0
+
 ## Breaking changes
 - Renamed PR #1193's `fields` common rule option to `include_fields` due to collision with `new_term` rule type's existing `field` parameter - [#1408](https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/1408) - @jertel
 
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml b/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
index 1a1bbd2a..ea0cddb1 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: Automated rule-based alerting for Elasticsearch
 name: elastalert2
-version: 2.17.0
-appVersion: 2.17.0
+version: 2.18.0
+appVersion: 2.18.0
 home: https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2
 sources:
 - https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/README.md b/chart/elastalert2/README.md
index b770f99a..4b007608 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/README.md
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | Parameter                                    | Description                                                                                                                   | Default                                                  |
 |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
 | `image.repository`                           | docker image                                                                                                                  | jertel/elastalert2                                       |
-| `image.tag`                                  | docker image tag                                                                                                              | 2.17.0                                                   |
+| `image.tag`                                  | docker image tag                                                                                                              | 2.18.0                                                   |
 | `image.pullPolicy`                           | image pull policy                                                                                                             | IfNotPresent                                             |
 | `image.pullSecret`                           | image pull secret                                                                                                             | ""                                                       |
 | `deploymentAnnotations`                             | Annotations to be added to deployment                                                                                               | {}                                                       |
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml b/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
index 1c67761d..c1a8a445 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ image:
   # docker image
   repository: jertel/elastalert2
   # docker image tag
-  tag: 2.17.0
+  tag: 2.18.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   pullSecret: ""
 
diff --git a/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst b/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
index 1954067a..d5fff927 100644
--- a/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
+++ b/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ elastalert2 container image on `Docker Hub <https://hub.docker.com/r/jertel/elas
 
 Be aware that the ``latest`` tag of the image represents the latest commit into
 the master branch. If you prefer to upgrade more slowly you will need utilize a
-versioned tag, such as ``2.17.0`` instead, or ``2`` if you are comfortable with
+versioned tag, such as ``2.18.0`` instead, or ``2`` if you are comfortable with
 always using the latest released version of ElastAlert 2.
 
 A properly configured config.yaml file must be mounted into the container during
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 295d28c0..0304b08b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 setup(
     name='elastalert2',
-    version='2.17.0',
+    version='2.18.0',
     description='Automated rule-based alerting for Elasticsearch',
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",