diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 882f663e..a627e662 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.17.0"
+    ".": "2.18.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05e37195..499af3b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-datastore/#history
 
+## [2.18.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0) (2023-09-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for Sum and Avg aggregation query ([#437](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/issues/437)) ([e99120d](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/commit/e99120d0dde446d89674addab49987cb24279fe3))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Update property requirement specifications ([#470](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/issues/470)) ([795ce81](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/commit/795ce81c61d2af4e1ba285b4f0f8d796ea435bc3))
+
 ## [2.17.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/compare/v2.16.1...v2.17.0) (2023-08-09)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
index 6de7a69b..38172a8e 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.18.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore/version.py b/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
index 422b383c..a613e5ea 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.17.0"
+__version__ = "2.18.0"
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
index 8d4f4cfb..f09943f6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.18.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
index 7a84223d..552e8442 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.18.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
index 7a84223d..552e8442 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.18.0"  # {x-release-please-version}