diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bfe554d6..063a8ca9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.17.2 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.18.0 (2022-08-10)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
- * New keylist mode to force refresh via external methods.  [#5951]
+ * New keylist mode to force refresh via external methods.  [T5951]
 
- * The keylist operations now create an import result to report the result of
-   the locate keylist modes.  [#5951]
+ * The keylist operations now create an import result to report the
+   result of the locate keylist modes.  [T5951]
 
- * cpp, qt: Do not export internal symbols anymore.  [#5906]
+ * core: Return BAD_PASSPHRASE error code on symmetric decryption
+   failure.  [T5939]
 
- * cpp, qt: Support revocation of own OpenPGP keys.  [#5904]
+ * cpp, qt: Do not export internal symbols anymore.  [T5906]
 
- * qt: The file name of (signed and) encrypted data can now be set.  [#6056]
+ * cpp, qt: Support revocation of own OpenPGP keys.  [T5904]
 
- * cpp, qt: Support setting the primary user ID.  [#5938]
+ * qt: The file name of (signed and) encrypted data can now be set.  [T6056]
+
+ * cpp, qt: Support setting the primary user ID.  [T5938]
+
+ * python: Fix segv(NULL) when inspecting contect after exeception.  [T6060]
 
  * Interface changes relative to the 1.17.1 release:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -37,7 +42,9 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.17.2 (unreleased)
  qt: SetPrimaryUserIDJob                    NEW.
  qt: Protocol::setPrimaryUserIDJob          NEW.
 
- Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/Txxxx
+ [c=C38/A27/R0 cpp=C21/A15/R0 qt=C16/A1/R0]
+
+ Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6128
 
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.17.1 (2022-03-06)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 58c963ac..9d696b93 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.14"
 # for the LT versions.
 m4_define([mym4_package],[gpgme])
 m4_define([mym4_major], [1])
-m4_define([mym4_minor], [17])
-m4_define([mym4_micro], [2])
+m4_define([mym4_minor], [18])
+m4_define([mym4_micro], [0])
 
 # Below is m4 magic to extract and compute the git revision number,
 # the decimalized short revision number, a beta version string and a
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 #   (Interfaces added:			AGE++)
 #   (Interfaces removed:		AGE=0)
 #
-LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=37
-LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=26
+LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=38
+LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=27
 LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 # If there is an ABI break in gpgmepp or qgpgme also bump the
 # version in IMPORTED_LOCATION in the GpgmeppConfig-w32.cmake.in.in
 
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=20
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=14
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=21
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=15
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=0
 
-LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=15
-LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=0
+LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=16
+LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=1
 LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
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