diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44ac41857..905d94cf3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.18.0] - 2021-06-21
+
 ## Added
 
 - Add releasemaxhistory resource which ensures we retry at a reduced rate when
@@ -366,7 +368,8 @@ We check progress in the next reconciliation loop. ([#362](https://github.com/gi
 - Separate podsecuritypolicy.
 - Security context in deployment spec with non-root user.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.17.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.18.0...HEAD
+[2.18.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0
 [2.17.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.16.0...v2.17.0
 [2.16.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.15.0...v2.16.0
 [2.15.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator/compare/v2.14.0...v2.15.0
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 20f0f10ca..2e208fb66 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA      = "n/a"
 	name        = "chart-operator"
 	source      = "https://github.com/giantswarm/chart-operator"
-	version     = "2.17.1-dev"
+	version     = "2.18.0"
 )
 
 const (