diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 3f7851ba57..32e75b391e 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+4.18.0 / 2022-04-25
+===================
 
   * Add "root" option to `res.download`
   * Allow `options` without `filename` in `res.download`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ede86798cf..d07cdf82b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework",
-  "version": "4.17.3",
+  "version": "4.18.0",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [
     "Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com>",