diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf49aedb..60ad8348 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
-## Unreleased
-
-- Upgrade the SQL kernel bindings to v1.3.0.
-
+## v1.18.0 (2026-10-24)
+- Upgrade the SQL kernel bindings to v1.3.0 to address security findings.
 - Require Go 1.27.3 or newer to include the emSign certificate distrust fix (CVE-2026-111943).
+- Upgrade klauspost/compress to v1.18.7 to address security findings.
 
 ## v1.17.0 (2026-10-20)
 - Upgrade the SQL kernel bindings to v1.2.0.
diff --git a/driver.go b/driver.go
index e759cc8f..446a5433 100644
--- a/driver.go
+++ b/driver.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func init() {
 	sql.Register("databricks", &databricksDriver{})
 }
 
-var DriverVersion = "1.17.0" // update version before each release
+var DriverVersion = "1.18.0" // update version before each release
 
 type databricksDriver struct{}