diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48501fc0d8..37402bc997 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [1.18.0](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/compare/v1.17.1...v1.18.0) (2024-05-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for reading google.api.api_version ([#1999](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/issues/1999)) ([b2486e5](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/commit/b2486e5630312fb01b9eb5ffb09c9f0328fbce20))
+
 ## [1.17.1](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/compare/v1.17.0...v1.17.1) (2024-04-26)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93ea88b1e6..1f6927c070 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 name = "gapic-generator"
 description = "Google API Client Generator for Python"
 url = "https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python"
-version = "1.17.1"
+version = "1.18.0"
 release_status = "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 dependencies = [
     # Ensure that the lower bounds of these dependencies match what we have in the