diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 84f446c0..2c50a29b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+1.18.0 / 2017-09-08
+===================
 
   * Fix JSON strict violation error to match native parse error
   * Include the `body` property on verify errors
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cb631c9..f21c510e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "body-parser",
   "description": "Node.js body parsing middleware",
-  "version": "1.17.2",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "contributors": [
     "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>",
     "Jonathan Ong <me@jongleberry.com> (http://jongleberry.com)"