diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b51ae5..28c15e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v1.18.0
+
 - Add `compatibility_issues` method to `ConfluentSchemaRegistry` to debug compatibility issues between a schema versions for a given subject (#212)
 - Update tests to support `sinatra` version 4.1 that includes a new `host_authorization` parameter to permit only authorized requests
 
diff --git a/lib/avro_turf/version.rb b/lib/avro_turf/version.rb
index 72f40db..088d9a0 100644
--- a/lib/avro_turf/version.rb
+++ b/lib/avro_turf/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class AvroTurf
-  VERSION = "1.17.0"
+  VERSION = "1.18.0"
 end