diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index de745191..327ff1a5 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+[0.18.0] - 2023-03-13
+
+- Added support for tdlib > 1.8.5. (thanks to @JleMyP)
+
 [0.17.0] - 2023-01-25
 
 - Added ``import_contacts`` method. (thanks to @vlad-lf)
diff --git a/telegram/__init__.py b/telegram/__init__.py
index 4a5fd1fa..f4ceab13 100644
--- a/telegram/__init__.py
+++ b/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = '0.17.0'
+__version__ = '0.18.0'
 
 VERSION = __version__