diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ea36abab0..23d321b4f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-Version 7.18.0 (released 2023-11-10)
+Version 7.18.0 (released 2023-12-12)
 
+- replaced ckeditor with tinymce due to license issue
 - split CommunitiesCardGroup definition and rendering
 - changed "featured-communities" id on communities frontpage to "new-communities".
   WARNING: If you are overriding invenio-communities/frontpage.html, make that change in your template.
diff --git a/invenio_communities/__init__.py b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
index 1f02afb0f..e468b2ff1 100644
--- a/invenio_communities/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 from .ext import InvenioCommunities
 from .proxies import current_communities
 
-__version__ = "7.17.0"
+__version__ = "7.18.0"
 
 __all__ = ("InvenioCommunities", "current_communities")