diff --git a/ydb/apps/ydb/CHANGELOG.md b/ydb/apps/ydb/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ed20e1f8541..afa293f83b47 100644
--- a/ydb/apps/ydb/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ydb/apps/ydb/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+## 2.18.0 ##
+
 * `ydb import file csv` command now saves import progress. Relaunching import command will continue from the line it was interrupted on
 * Use QueryService by default (`--executer generic`) in `ydb workload kv` and `ydb workload stock` commands
 * Use parquet format instead of CSV to fill tables in `ydb workload` benchmarks
diff --git a/ydb/apps/ydb/version.txt b/ydb/apps/ydb/version.txt
index d76bd2ba3eff..cf8690732fe3 100644
--- a/ydb/apps/ydb/version.txt
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.0
+2.18.0