diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cd30e49..b569103 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+0.18.5
+ * Build fixes
+ * Port tests to Python 3 [#761834]
+ * Fix textual typos [#763143]
+ * Updated translations
+
 0.18.4
  * Multithreading fixes [#756766]
  * Fix memory leaks [#756766]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5c26bc8..b95db19 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
 
-AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.18.4],
+AC_INIT([libsecret],[0.18.5],
         [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libsecret],
         [libsecret])