diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 1e022ca62..6aa9a2461 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Changelog for Shake (* = breaking change)
 
+0.18, released 2019-05-14
 *   Make files copied to the shared cache read-only
     Delete files before writing, giving symlink/readonly safety
     #677, make --help work even if the build system throws errors
diff --git a/shake.cabal b/shake.cabal
index beff67c79..8e5e94248 100644
--- a/shake.cabal
+++ b/shake.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:      >= 1.18
 build-type:         Simple
 name:               shake
-version:            0.17.9
+version:            0.18
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 category:           Development, Shake