diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6da7f7..676518d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
+## [1.18.0] - 2025-02-01
+### Added
+- **nexus_oss** Adding support for using custom encryption keys
+
+### Fixed
+- **config_api** Fixed python filter to enhance LDAP connection normalization
+- **nexus_oss** Enhanced Jinja templating for processing repos. Fixes #14 by @caroldx
+
 ## [1.17.1] - 2025-01-14
 ### Changed
 - **nexus_oss** Privileges will no longer be created when `nexus_use_api_for_provisioning` is set to `true`. Please use the `config_api` role to manage privileges. See: https://nexus.cloudkrafter.org/docs/config-api-role/privileges/
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 2794839..54d5818 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace: cloudkrafter
 name: nexus
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.17.1
+version: 1.18.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md