diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ba85bda58..66c47a98d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+3.18.0
+======
+
+Translations:
+  Sendy Aditya Suryana [id], Kris Thomsen [da], Seán de Búrca [ga],
+  Andika Triwidada [id], Enrico Nicoletto [pt_BR], Anders Jonsson [sv],
+  Rūdolfs Mazurs [lv]
+
 3.17.92
 =======
 * Fix race when loading multiple background animations [Josselin; #741453]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a0ba6c426..b7baed894 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.17.92],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.18.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/shell-global.c])
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_systemd)
 CLUTTER_MIN_VERSION=1.21.5
 GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_MIN_VERSION=1.45.4
 GJS_MIN_VERSION=1.39.0
-MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.17.92
+MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.18.0
 GTK_MIN_VERSION=3.15.0
 GIO_MIN_VERSION=2.45.3
 LIBECAL_MIN_VERSION=3.5.3