diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 20d594e996..fed41de0f5 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -62,3 +62,25 @@ The native installation instructions below walk you through manually running the
 - If you are an external developer, see: \subpage install-nonNASA
 
 - If you have NASA internal access and need to cross-compile for the robot hardware, see: \subpage install-NASA
+
+### Important Notice: OpenCV 4 Upgrade
+
+Starting from version 0.18.0, our project uses exclusively OpenCV 4. If you have an earlier version of Astrobee natively build, please follow the steps below to uninstall the previous debians:
+
+    dpkg -r astrobee0
+    dpkg -r libalvar2
+    dpkg -r libopenmvg1
+    dpkg -r libdbow21
+    dpkg -r libdbowdlib1
+    dpkg -r libopencv3.3.1
+
+
+once this is done, please follow the external developer install instructions \ref install-nonNASA:
+
+    pushd $ASTROBEE_WS
+    cd src/scripts/setup/debians
+    sudo apt-get update
+    ./build_install_debians.sh
+    cd ../
+    ./install_desktop_packages.sh
+    popd
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index fab3e92e4b..c9cf7509e1 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Releases
 
+## Release 0.18.0
+
+  * Astrobee now using OpenCV 4! Please see install updates in INSTALL.md
+
 # Release 0.17.3
 
   * Comms bridge added rate feature
diff --git a/astrobee.doxyfile b/astrobee.doxyfile
index d7f71e82f3..ef7fbd776f 100644
--- a/astrobee.doxyfile
+++ b/astrobee.doxyfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "NASA Astrobee Robot Software"
 # control system is used.
 
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.17.3
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.18.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/astrobee/CMakeLists.txt b/astrobee/CMakeLists.txt
index dfb9b085fb..8e3ab4fdd2 100644
--- a/astrobee/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/astrobee/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 project(astrobee)
 
-set(ASTROBEE_VERSION 0.17.3)
+set(ASTROBEE_VERSION 0.18.0)
 
 ## Compile as C++14, supported in ROS Kinetic and newer
 add_compile_options(-std=c++14)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e514f8a194..19fd8ccbb2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+astrobee (0.18.0) testing; urgency=medium
+
+  * Astrobee now using OpenCV 4! Please see install updates in INSTALL.md
+
+ -- Astrobee Flight Software <astrobee-fsw@nx.arc.nasa.gov>  Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:22:41 -0700
+
 astrobee (0.17.3) testing; urgency=medium
 
   * Comms bridge added rate feature
diff --git a/scripts/configure.sh b/scripts/configure.sh
index 51c3f29b5e..a1dff58c45 100755
--- a/scripts/configure.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure.sh
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ if [ $armhf_build == 1 ] ; then
         --devel-space ${workspace_path:-armhf/}devel \
         --log-space ${workspace_path:-armhf/}logs \
         --install \
-        --blacklist astrobee_handrail_8_5 astrobee_handrail_21_5 astrobee_handrail_30 astrobee_handrail_41_5 astrobee_iss astrobee_granite \
+        --skiplist astrobee_handrail_8_5 astrobee_handrail_21_5 astrobee_handrail_30 astrobee_handrail_41_5 astrobee_iss astrobee_granite \
             astrobee_dock astrobee_freeflyer astrobee_gazebo localization_rviz_plugins ground_dds_ros_bridge \
         --cmake-args -DARMHF_CHROOT_DIR=$ARMHF_CHROOT_DIR ${armhf_opts} ${use_ctc} ${enable_gazebo} ${build_loc_rviz_plugins} ${extra_opts} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release