diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c17b44e..eb70a0cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.18.0 (2022-10-01)
+### Feature
+* Add optional cython extension ([#44](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/issues/44)) ([`b737574`](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/commit/b737574cf04f5c6b6f881fbdce2663119a6dc404))
+
 ## v1.17.0 (2022-09-27)
 ### Feature
 * Improve unmarshaller performance ([#43](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/issues/43)) ([`c4b4a03`](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/commit/c4b4a038f8822b6be7b062184b8092b6249878bc))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e4fdda7c..25d71f23 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dbus-fast"
-version = "1.17.0"
+version = "1.18.0"
 description = "A faster version of dbus-next"
 authors = ["Bluetooth Devices Authors <bluetooth@koston.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
index d26519a4..a583b434 100644
--- a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
+++ b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "A performant zero-dependency DBus library for Python with asyncio support"
 )
 __url__ = "https://github.com/bluetooth-devices/dbus-fast"
-__version__ = "1.17.0"
+__version__ = "1.18.0"
 __author__ = "Bluetooth Devices authors, Tony Crisci"
 __author_email__ = "bluetooth@koston.org"
 __license__ = "MIT"