diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b6fa998d44..67c0fbefde7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 set(MIR_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(MIR_VERSION_MINOR 18)
-set(MIR_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(MIR_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 add_compile_definitions(MIR_VERSION_MAJOR=${MIR_VERSION_MAJOR})
 add_compile_definitions(MIR_VERSION_MINOR=${MIR_VERSION_MINOR})
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 05ad35ecf2f..327cdeb608b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+mir (2.18.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Bugfix release 2.18.1
+
+    Enhancements:
+    . Allow to specify an app id for when running on the wayland platform #3614
+
+    Bugs fixed:
+    . SIGSEGV on input device disconnection #3601
+    . Frame fails to enforce fullscreen on wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk #3600
+    . Chromium unmaximises when focus is lost #3592
+    . Apps constantly resizing #3573
+    . Our fork/exec spawning is unsafe #3494
+    . Revert "Fix random leak" #3609
+    . Smoke tests are failing #3610
+
+ -- Michał Sawicz <michal.sawicz@canonical.com>  Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:17:13 +0200
+
 mir (2.18.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release 2.18.0