diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ea9e36..be89ef7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.0.18](https://github.com/kortina/vscode-markdown-notes/releases/edit/v0.0.18) (2020-08-24)
+
+Add `$date` var for use in `vscodeMarkdownNotes.newNoteTemplate`.
+
+**Enhancements:**
+
+- New `$date` template var will expand to `YYYY-MM-DD` format date.
+
+**Diff:**
+
+https://github.com/kortina/vscode-markdown-notes/compare/271cf75cc2311a120eabd08f060270f927c0e401..8efafabe9d299a7e2c1d34559764952aa338888c
+
 ## [v0.0.17](https://github.com/kortina/vscode-markdown-notes/releases/edit/v0.0.17) (2020-08-23)
 
 Add `CompletionItem.documentation` to provide more details about completion options.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd39189..bffedd2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         "vscodeMarkdownNotes.newNoteTemplate": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "# ${noteName}\n\n",
-          "description": "Template for auto-created note files. Available tokens: ${noteName}, ${timestamp}, ${date}. Timestamp is inserted in ISO format, i.e. 2020-07-09T05:29:00.541Z. Date is YYYY-MM-dd format."
+          "description": "Template for auto-created note files. Available tokens: ${noteName}, ${timestamp}, ${date}. Timestamp is inserted in ISO format, i.e. 2020-07-09T05:29:00.541Z. Date is YYYY-MM-DD format."
         },
         "vscodeMarkdownNotes.compileSuggestionDetails": {
           "type": "boolean",