diff --git a/blessed/__init__.py b/blessed/__init__.py
index 5477d20d..fb72bb76 100644
--- a/blessed/__init__.py
+++ b/blessed/__init__.py
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
                       'support due to http://bugs.python.org/issue10570.')
 
 __all__ = ('Terminal',)
-__version__ = '1.17.12'
+__version__ = '1.18.0'
diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst
index b4128f03..4018bd6e 100644
--- a/docs/history.rst
+++ b/docs/history.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 Version History
 ===============
+1.18
+  * introduced: type annotations, :ghissue:`192` by :ghuser:`dlax`.
+  * bugfix: do not fail when ``sys.stdin`` is unset, :ghissue:`195` by
+    :ghuser:`Olen`
+  * docfix: correct "Bottom of the screen" example to use ``end=''`` and
+    document about it in location.rst, :ghissue:`188` by :ghuser:`pyfisch`
+
 1.17
   * introduced: :ref:`hyperlinks`, method :meth:`~Terminal.link`, :ghissue:`116`.
   * introduced: 24-bit color support, detected by ``term.number_of_colors == 1 << 24``, and 24-bit
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 71993434..617b2b36 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version": "1.17.12"}
+{"version": "1.18.0"}