diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba10233a3..c661cb5aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 project(MLT
-  VERSION 7.17.0
+  VERSION 7.18.0
   DESCRIPTION "Multimedia Framework"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://www.mltframework.org"
   LANGUAGES C CXX
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index c186db9fd..b2f27dc50 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME = MLT
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or 
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.16.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.18.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute) 
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put. 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cfec85920..cdcdd0775 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
 MLT Release Notes
 -----------------
 
+Version 7.18.0
+
+Framework
+
+  * Fixed `mlt_frame_get_audio` fails on `mlt_audio_none`.
+  * Added `mlt_audio_free_data()`.
+  * Added `meta.playlist.clip_position` and `meta.playlist.clip_length`
+    properties to `mlt_playlist`.
+
+Modules
+
+  * Added two audio filters to core module to be used on a playlist/track:
+    - `audioseam`
+    - `autofade`
+  * Fixed a crash in `vidstab` filter on image format change.
+  * Fixed font weight in `qtext` filter on Qt 6.
+  * Fixed yuv420p not working in `rescale` filter.
+  * Fixed text shadow outline in `kdenlivetitle` producer.
+  * Fixed crash when changing the profile with `count` producer.
+  * Fixed constructor corruption in `frei0r` module.
+  * Fixed `deinterlace` link was added to invalid producer in `xml` producer.
+  * Fixed producers not indicating progressive scan video:
+    - `kdenlivetitle`
+    - `pango`
+    - `qimage`
+    - `qtext`
+  * Fixed video scan mode detection in `avformat` producers that only indicate
+    on their container format and not on frames such as Ut Video in Matroska.
+  * Fixed very large images in `qimage` producer on Qt 6.
+  * Fixed seeking on clips that use `speed_map` in `timeremap` link.
+  * Fixed a color level problem with sRGB inputs in the `movit` module.
+  * Fixed `avformat` producer's deallocation function for `AVCodecContext`.
+  * Fixed field order of `qtblend` and `frei0r.cairoblend` transitions.
+  * Changed the `avformat` producer `seek_threshold` default to 64.
+  * Updated `ebur128` filter to version 1.2.6.
+
+
 Version 7.16.0
 
 Framework
diff --git a/docs/melt.1 b/docs/melt.1
index 6965da0a7..5d549e77f 100644
--- a/docs/melt.1
+++ b/docs/melt.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.38.4.
-.TH MELT "1" "May 2023" "melt 7.16.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MELT "1" "July 2023" "melt 7.18.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 melt \- author, play, and encode multitrack audio/video compositions
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_version.h b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
index ab74e3d50..277b7f44d 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_version.h
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define MLT_STRINGIZE(s) MLT_STRINGIZE2(s)
 
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR 7
-#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 17
+#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 18
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION 0
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_INT \
     ((LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) + (LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR << 8) + LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION)
diff --git a/src/modules/core/filter_audioseam.yml b/src/modules/core/filter_audioseam.yml
index ad2ba9146..c7ebcd2cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/core/filter_audioseam.yml
+++ b/src/modules/core/filter_audioseam.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-schema_version: 0.3
+schema_version: 7.0
 type: filter
 identifier: audioseam
 title: Audio Seam
diff --git a/src/modules/core/filter_autofade.yml b/src/modules/core/filter_autofade.yml
index d96ae26fb..de8362083 100644
--- a/src/modules/core/filter_autofade.yml
+++ b/src/modules/core/filter_autofade.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-schema_version: 0.3
+schema_version: 7.0
 type: filter
 identifier: autofade
 title: Auto Fade