diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 635a9bc7..c2d0abce 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+================
+Evince    3.18.0
+================
+
+Translation updates:
+
+    * František Zatloukal (cs)
+    * scootergrisen (da)
+    * Christian Kirbach (de)
+    * Tom Tryfonidis (el)
+    * Leonor Palazzo (fr)
+    * Rūdolfs Mazurs (lv)
+    * Piotr Drąg (pl)
+
 ================
 Evince   3.17.92
 ================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f5207be8..87438daa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # *****************************************************************************
 
 m4_define([ev_major_version],[3])
-m4_define([ev_minor_version],[17])
-m4_define([ev_micro_version],[92])
+m4_define([ev_minor_version],[18])
+m4_define([ev_micro_version],[0])
 m4_define([ev_extra_version],[])
 m4_define([ev_version],[ev_major_version.ev_minor_version.ev_micro_version()ev_extra_version])