diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 676e97b2ee..0ffad83284 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Main Authors
     * Added the Kivy toolkit
 * [Roderik Ploszek](https://github.com/Programator2)
     * Fixes and enhancements
+* [Joe R.](https://github.com/joeraz)
+    * Continued PySolFC maintenance and development.
 
 Games contributors
 ==================
diff --git a/NEWS.asciidoc b/NEWS.asciidoc
index c6a7a8b16a..74e2f09745 100644
--- a/NEWS.asciidoc
+++ b/NEWS.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 [[news]]
 === News
+* _9 October, 2022:_ There is a new stable release
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySolFC/PySolFC-2.18.0/[PySolFC
+v2.18.0]. New in this release:
+** Advanced search feature - the ability to search for games, cardsets, or table tiles based on many different criteria.
+** Complete documentation containing rules for all 1,100+ games.
+** Revamped status bar, displaying more info.
+** The Find Card feature now supports all types of games.
+** Many new display and assist options.
+** Bugfixes, code cleanup, etc.
 * _10 May, 2022_ There is a new stable release
 https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySolFC/PySolFC-2.16.0/[PySolFC
 v2.16.0]. Anyone upgrading from a version prior to 2.15.0 should read the notes for that version before upgrading. New in this release:
diff --git a/html-src/news.html b/html-src/news.html
index c8b9fc6b96..afbfa03460 100644
--- a/html-src/news.html
+++ b/html-src/news.html
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
 <h1>What's New?</h1>
 <ul>
 <li>
+<p><em>9 October, 2022:</em> There is a new stable release
+<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySolFC/PySolFC-2.18.0/">PySolFC
+v2.18.0</a>. New in this release:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>
+Advanced search feature - the ability to search for games, cardsets, or table tiles based on many different criteria.
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+Complete documentation containing rules for all 1,100+ games.
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+Revamped status bar, displaying more info.
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+The Find Card feature now supports all types of games.
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+Many new display and assist options.
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+Bugfixes, code cleanup, etc.
+</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>
 <p><em>10 May, 2022:</em> There is a new stable release
 <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/pysolfc/files/PySolFC/PySolFC-2.16.0/">PySolFC
 v2.16.0</a>. Anyone upgrading from a version prior to 2.15.0 should read the notes for that
diff --git a/pysollib/settings.py b/pysollib/settings.py
index baf57acf14..81cad15997 100644
--- a/pysollib/settings.py
+++ b/pysollib/settings.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def n_(x):                        # for gettext
 TITLE = 'PySol'
 PACKAGE_URL = 'http://pysolfc.sourceforge.io/'
 
-VERSION_TUPLE = (2, 16, 0)
+VERSION_TUPLE = (2, 18, 0)
 VERSION = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION_TUPLE))
 
 # Tk windowing system (auto set up in init.py)