diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bda222e3c3ed..2274d48d256a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.13.17
+0.13.18
diff --git a/docs/source/support/release-notes.rst b/docs/source/support/release-notes.rst
index e18d6a2f2409..d06a74313b5d 100644
--- a/docs/source/support/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/support/release-notes.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ Release notes
 
 This page contains release notes for the SDK.
 
+.. _release-0-13-18:
+
+0.13.18 - 2019-08-07
+--------------------
+
+- Fix a bug where ``daml studio`` did not launch VSCode on Windows.
+
 .. _release-0-13-17:
 
 0.13.17 - 2019-08-07
diff --git a/unreleased.rst b/unreleased.rst
index ffa2662c1bb2..e677ea3a0adc 100644
--- a/unreleased.rst
+++ b/unreleased.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ This page contains release notes for the SDK.
 
 HEAD — ongoing
 --------------
+