diff --git a/00-RELEASENOTES b/00-RELEASENOTES
index 59fae246..42a6638c 100644
--- a/00-RELEASENOTES
+++ b/00-RELEASENOTES
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ to modify your program in order to use Redis 2.4.
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
 
+What's new in Redis 2.4.18
+==========================
+
+UPGRADE URGENCY: critical if you experienced one more more crashes.
+
+* [BUGFIX] Jemalloc updated to 3.2.0.
+
 What's new in Redis 2.4.17
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 08c6d841..57caf798 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define REDIS_VERSION "2.4.17"
+#define REDIS_VERSION "2.4.18"