diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d0e83e5ae..d535c17c8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.23.18 (stable)
+ * rpc: Allow empty CK_DATE value [PR#253]
+ * build: Meson fixes [PR#245]
+ * build: Adjust feature parity between meson and autotools [PR#247]
+
 0.23.17 (stable)
  * common: Fix uClibc-ng compilation [PR#237]
  * trust: do not allow daylight to invalidate date validation [PR#236]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 37cda410c..8ee005e78 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
 
 AC_INIT([p11-kit],
-	[0.23.17],
+	[0.23.18],
 	[https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/issues],
 	[p11-kit],
 	[https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8d2297198..3d66920c9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('p11-kit', 'c',
-        version: '0.23.17',
+        version: '0.23.18',
         meson_version: '>= 0.49')
 
 version_arr = meson.project_version().split('.')