diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dd1a850442..c5e759a6b4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Demux:
 Decoders:
  * fix DxVA/D3D11 crashes on HEVC files with bogus references
  * fix libass storage size and crash
+ * fix decoding errors on macOS hw decoding on some HEVC files
 
 Video Output:
  * Fix color regression with VAAPI/iOS and OpenGL output
@@ -21,9 +22,12 @@ Playlist:
 Misc:
  * Misc fixes for the extension UI on macOS
  * Improve SMBv1 and SMBv2 behaviours
+ * Improve FTP compatibility
+ * Support RISC-V
 
 Contribs:
- * update bluray, upnp, pthread, x265, freetype, libsmb2, aom, dav1d, libass
+ * update FFmpeg, bluray, upnp, pthread, x265, freetype, libsmb2, aom, dav1d,
+   libass, libxml2 (contains CVE), dvdread, harfbuzz, zlib, gme
 
 
 Changes between 3.0.17.3 and 3.0.17.4:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 574166b243..48b1596a69 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ dnl Autoconf settings for vlc
 
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright 1999-2022 VLC authors and VideoLAN])
 
-AC_INIT(vlc, 3.0.17.3)
+AC_INIT(vlc, 3.0.18)
 VERSION_MAJOR=3
 VERSION_MINOR=0
-VERSION_REVISION=17
-VERSION_EXTRA=3
+VERSION_REVISION=18
+VERSION_EXTRA=0
 VERSION_DEV=
 
 PKGDIR="vlc"