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 # Changelog
 
 ## master / unreleased
+
+
+## 1.18.0 in progress
+
 * [CHANGE] Upgrade Dockerfile Node version from 14x to 18x. #5906
 * [CHANGE] Ingester: Remove `-querier.query-store-for-labels-enabled` flag. Querying long-term store for labels is always enabled. #5984
 * [CHANGE] Server: Instrument `cortex_request_duration_seconds` metric with native histogram. If `native-histograms` feature is enabled in monitoring Prometheus then the metric name needs to be updated in your dashboards. #6056
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
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@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Our goal is to provide a new minor release every 6 weeks. This is a new process
 | v1.15.0        | 2023-03-27                                 | Ben Ye (@yeya24)                            |
 | v1.16.0        | 2023-11-05                                 | Ben Ye (@yeya24)                            |
 | v1.17.0        | 2024-04-25                                 | Ben Ye (@yeya24)                            |
+| v1.18.0        | 2024-08-16                                 | Daniel Blando (@danielblando)               |
 
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