diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab3c3ae..59fc9ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Version 1.2.18 (03 June 2023)
+- Add security rule 98 to detect attacks concerning HTTP2
+- Add warning messages when DPI payload points to outside of packet data
+- Print timeval in alert messages
+
 # Version 1.2.17 (17 May 2023)
 - Add 2 security rules, 96, 97 to detect attacks concerning HTTP2
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1dd03f2..229c533 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ MMT_DPI_DIR := $(MMT_BASE)/dpi
 
 #get git version abbrev
 GIT_VERSION := $(shell git log --format="%h" -n 1)
-VERSION     := 1.2.17
+VERSION     := 1.2.18
 
 CACHE_LINESIZE := 64 #$(shell getconf LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE)