diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8af5d432b..78e37e438 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# v0.2.18
+
+## Features
+* feat(cli): new Datadog alert channel  (#313) (Darren)([8298022](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/8298022367d99ccc0237e456c8ccd6b45885e1d7))
+## Bug Fixes
+* fix(cli): avoid daily update check during install (Salim Afiune Maya)([2bc94c0](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/2bc94c002392cb900ce6ca47574eafa3f4e55959))
+## Other Changes
+* test: fix intermittent events test (#312) (Salim Afiune)([d69983b](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/d69983b63c9c771f533d72325bc58cd63e5d3a66))
+* test: fix intermittent events test (Salim Afiune Maya)([15c371c](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/15c371cc59ae9b2cbbe25588ff20574c1272efbe))
+---
 # v0.2.17
 
 ## Bug Fixes
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2c80c3d57..b2f191e54 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # Release Notes
-Another day, another release. These are the release notes for the version `v0.2.17`.
+Another day, another release. These are the release notes for the version `v0.2.18`.
 
+## Features
+* feat(cli): new Datadog alert channel  (#313) (Darren)([8298022](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/8298022367d99ccc0237e456c8ccd6b45885e1d7))
 ## Bug Fixes
-* fix: Json mapping for Snow Username (#307) (Darren)([1ef8d99](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/1ef8d9912dd66522712bfa4a15d4ab728d409e65))
+* fix(cli): avoid daily update check during install (Salim Afiune Maya)([2bc94c0](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/2bc94c002392cb900ce6ca47574eafa3f4e55959))
+## Other Changes
+* test: fix intermittent events test (#312) (Salim Afiune)([d69983b](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/d69983b63c9c771f533d72325bc58cd63e5d3a66))
+* test: fix intermittent events test (Salim Afiune Maya)([15c371c](https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/commit/15c371cc59ae9b2cbbe25588ff20574c1272efbe))
 
 ## Docker Images
 * `docker pull lacework/lacework-cli:latest`
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4a0c8dc78..e8d38c14d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.18-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+0.2.18
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/version.go b/api/version.go
index 777a35955..4bc0caa6f 100644
--- a/api/version.go
+++ b/api/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Code generated by: scripts/version_updater.sh
-// File generated at: 20210128233528
+// File generated at: 20210205180257
 //
 // <<< DO NOT EDIT >>>
 //
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 package api
 
 // Version is the semver coming from the VERSION file
-const Version = "0.2.18-dev"
+const Version = "0.2.18"