diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7b51ca08b..5e39b9417 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.0"
+  ".": "0.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8df93c3fc..d4a87b30f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.18.0 (2024-10-15)
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Exciting New Features 🎉
+* feat: Add feature-gates plumbing by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/919
+* feat(api): Add kubernetes version to coredns version mapping by @thunderboltsid in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/939
+### Fixes 🔧
+* fix: Shorten readiness probe period to try to prevent races by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/930
+* fix: Rename webhook container to manager by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/932
+* fix: list correct registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-snapshotter image by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/943
+* fix: include kube-vip image in generated caren-images.txt by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/940
+### Other Changes
+* test(e2e): Add v1.30.5 test for Nutanix by @thunderboltsid in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/931
+* build: Enable building binary only on macos by @jimmidyson in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/918
+* build(deps): Update clusterctl binary to v1.8.3 by @thunderboltsid in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/929
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/compare/v0.17.0...v0.18.0
+
 ## 0.17.0 (2024-09-27)
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
diff --git a/docs/hugo.toml b/docs/hugo.toml
index fcc9a4a4e..73636e8b7 100644
--- a/docs/hugo.toml
+++ b/docs/hugo.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ archived_version = false
 # The version number for the version of the docs represented in this doc set.
 # Used in the "version-banner" partial to display a version number for the
 # current doc set.
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 
 # A link to latest version of the docs. Used in the "version-banner" partial to
 # point people to the main doc site.
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 11b3956c1..098f6e549 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ releaseSeries:
   - contract: v1beta1
     major: 0
     minor: 17
+  - contract: v1beta1
+    major: 0
+    minor: 18
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
index 7d4d3119e..aa84215b1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ providers:
   versions:
   # Upgrade e2e tests will use this as the "upgrade from" version.
   # This should reference the most recent successful release.
-  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.15}"
-    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.15}/runtime-extension-components.yaml"
+  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.17}"
+    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.17}/runtime-extension-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
     files: