diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index afac9f72c65..ce9fdd205e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,64 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## [0.18.0] - 2023-01-17
+
+### Packaging
+
+- Relax `indexmap` optional depecency to allow `>= 1.6, < 2`. [#2849](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2849
+- Relax `hashbrown` optional dependency to allow `>= 0.9, < 0.14`. [#2875](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2875)
+- Update `memoffset` dependency to 0.8. [#2875](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2875)
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `GILOnceCell::get_or_try_init` for fallible `GILOnceCell` initialization. [#2398](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2398)
+- Add experimental feature `experimental-inspect` with `type_input()` and `type_output()` helpers to get the Python type of any Python-compatible object. [#2490](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2490) [#2882](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2882)
+- The `#[pyclass]` macro can now take `get_all` and `set_all` to create getters and setters for every field. [#2692](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2692)
+- Add `#[pyo3(signature = (...))]` option for `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]`. [#2702](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2702)
+- `pyo3-build-config`: rebuild when `PYO3_ENVIRONMENT_SIGNATURE` environment variable value changes. [#2727](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2727)
+- Add conversions between non-zero int types in `std::num` and Python `int`. [#2730](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2730)
+- Add `Py::downcast()` as a companion to `PyAny::downcast()`, as well as `downcast_unchecked()` for both types. [#2734](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2734)
+- Add types for all built-in `Warning` classes as well as `PyErr::warn_explicit`. [#2742](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2742)
+- Add `abi3-py311` feature. [#2776](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2776)
+- Add FFI definition `_PyErr_ChainExceptions()` for CPython. [#2788](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2788)
+- Add FFI definitions `PyVectorcall_NARGS` and `PY_VECTORCALL_ARGUMENTS_OFFSET` for PyPy 3.8 and up. [#2811](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2811)
+- Add `PyList::get_item_unchecked` for PyPy. [#2827](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2827)
+
+### Changed
+
+- PyO3's macros now emit a much nicer error message if function return values don't implement the required trait(s). [#2664](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2664)
+- Use a TypeError, rather than a ValueError, when refusing to treat a str as a Vec. [#2685](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2685)
+- Change `PyCFunction::new_closure` to take `name` and `doc` arguments. [#2686](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2686)
+- `PyType::is_subclass`, `PyErr::is_instance` and `PyAny::is_instance` now take `&PyAny` instead of `&PyType` arguments, so that they work with objects that pretend to be types using `__subclasscheck__` and `__instancecheck__`. [#2695](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2695)
+- Deprecate `#[args]` attribute and passing "args" specification directly to `#[pyfunction]` in favor of the new `#[pyo3(signature = (...))]` option. [#2702](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2702)
+- Deprecate required arguments after `Option<T>` arguments to `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]` without also using `#[pyo3(signature)]` to specify whether the arguments should be required or have defaults. [#2703](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2703)
+- Change `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]` to use a common call "trampoline" to slightly reduce generated code size and compile times. [#2705](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2705)
+- `PyAny::cast_as()` and `Py::cast_as()` are now deprecated in favor of `PyAny::downcast()` and the new `Py::downcast()`. [#2734](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2734)
+- Relax lifetime bounds on `PyAny::downcast()`. [#2734](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2734)
+- Automatically generate `__text_signature__` for all Python functions created using `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]`. [#2784](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2784)
+- Accept any iterator in `PySet::new` and `PyFrozenSet::new`. [#2795](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2795)
+- Mixing `#[cfg(...)]` and `#[pyo3(...)]` attributes on `#[pyclass]` struct fields will now work. [#2796](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2796)
+- Re-enable `PyFunction` on when building for abi3 or PyPy. [#2838](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2838)
+- Improve `derive(FromPyObject)` to use `intern!` when applicable for `#[pyo3(item)]`. [#2838](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2838)
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove the deprecated `pyproto` feature, `#[pyproto]` macro, and all accompanying APIs. [#2587](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2587)
+- Remove all functionality deprecated in PyO3 0.16. [#2843](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2843)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Disable `PyModule::filename` on PyPy. [#2715](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2715)
+- `PyCodeObject` is now once again defined with fields on Python 3.7. [#2726](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2726)
+- Raise a `TypeError` if `#[new]` pymethods with no arguments receive arguments when called from Python. [#2749](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2749)
+- Use the `NOARGS` argument calling convention for methods that have a single `py: Python` argument (as a performance optimization). [#2760](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2760)
+- Fix truncation of `isize` values to `c_long` in `PySlice::new`. [#2769](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2769)
+- Fix soundness issue with FFI definition `PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create` on PyPy leading to indeterminate behavior (typically a `TypeError`). [#2772](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2772)
+- Allow functions taking `**kwargs` to accept keyword arguments which share a name with a positional-only argument (as permitted by PEP 570). [#2800](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2800)
+- Fix unresolved symbol for `PyObject_Vectorcall` on PyPy 3.9 and up. [#2811](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2811)
+- Fix memory leak in `PyCFunction::new_closure`. [#2842](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2842)
+
+
 ## [0.17.3] - 2022-11-01
 
 ### Packaging
@@ -93,7 +151,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 - Rework `PyCapsule` type to resolve soundness issues: [#2485](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2485)
   - `PyCapsule::new` and `PyCapsule::new_with_destructor` now take `name: Option<CString>` instead of `&CStr`.
   - The destructor `F` in `PyCapsule::new_with_destructor` must now be `Send`.
-  - `PyCapsule::get_context` deprecated in favour of `PyCapsule::context` which doesn't take a `py: Python<'_>` argument.
+  - `PyCapsule::get_context` deprecated in favor of `PyCapsule::context` which doesn't take a `py: Python<'_>` argument.
   - `PyCapsule::set_context` no longer takes a `py: Python<'_>` argument.
   - `PyCapsule::name` now returns `PyResult<Option<&CStr>>` instead of `&CStr`.
 - `FromPyObject::extract` for `Vec<T>` no longer accepts Python `str` inputs. [#2500](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2500)
@@ -138,7 +196,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 
 ## [0.16.6] - 2022-08-23
 
-### Changed
+### Changed
 
 - Fix soundness issues with `PyCapsule` type with select workarounds. Users are encourage to upgrade to PyO3 0.17 at their earliest convenience which contains API breakages which fix the issues in a long-term fashion. [#2522](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2522)
   - `PyCapsule::new` and `PyCapsule::new_with_destructor` now take ownership of a copy of the `name` to resolve a possible use-after-free.
@@ -204,7 +262,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 - Allow `#[pyo3(crate = "...", text_signature = "...")]` options to be used directly in `#[pyclass(crate = "...", text_signature = "...")]`. [#2234](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2234)
 - Make `PYO3_CROSS_LIB_DIR` environment variable optional when cross compiling. [#2241](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2241)
 - Mark `METH_FASTCALL` calling convention as limited API on Python 3.10. [#2250](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2250)
-- Deprecate `pyo3_build_config::cross_compiling` in favour of `pyo3_build_config::cross_compiling_from_to`. [#2253](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2253)
+- Deprecate `pyo3_build_config::cross_compiling` in favor of `pyo3_build_config::cross_compiling_from_to`. [#2253](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2253)
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -284,7 +342,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 - Add modulo argument to `__ipow__` magic method. [#2083](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2083)
 - Fix FFI definition for `_PyCFunctionFast`. [#2126](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2126)
 - `PyDateTimeAPI` and `PyDateTime_TimeZone_UTC` are are now unsafe functions instead of statics. [#2126](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2126)
-- `PyDateTimeAPI` does not implicitly call `PyDateTime_IMPORT` anymore to reflect the original Python API more closely. Before the first call to `PyDateTime_IMPORT` a null pointer is returned. Therefore before calling any of the following FFI functions `PyDateTime_IMPORT` must be called to avoid undefined behaviour: [#2126](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2126)
+- `PyDateTimeAPI` does not implicitly call `PyDateTime_IMPORT` anymore to reflect the original Python API more closely. Before the first call to `PyDateTime_IMPORT` a null pointer is returned. Therefore before calling any of the following FFI functions `PyDateTime_IMPORT` must be called to avoid undefined behavior: [#2126](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2126)
   - `PyDateTime_TimeZone_UTC`
   - `PyDate_Check`
   - `PyDate_CheckExact`
@@ -317,7 +375,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 - Fix the `wrap_pymodule!` macro using the wrong name for a `#[pymodule]` with a `#[pyo3(name = "..")]` attribute. [#2081](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2081)
 - Fix magic methods in `#[pymethods]` accepting implementations with the wrong number of arguments. [#2083](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2083)
 - Fix panic in `#[pyfunction]` generated code when a required argument following an `Option` was not provided.  [#2093](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2093)
-- Fixed undefined behaviour caused by incorrect `ExactSizeIterator` implementations. [#2124](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2124)
+- Fixed undefined behavior caused by incorrect `ExactSizeIterator` implementations. [#2124](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2124)
 - Fix missing FFI definition `PyCMethod_New` on Python 3.9 and up. [#2143](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2143)
 - Add missing FFI definitions `_PyLong_NumBits` and `_PyLong_AsByteArray` on PyPy. [#2146](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2146)
 - Fix memory leak in implementation of `AsPyPointer` for `Option<T>`. [#2160](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2160)
@@ -639,7 +697,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 
 ### Added
 
-- Add support for building for CPython limited API. Opting-in to the limited API enables a single extension wheel built with PyO3 to be installable on multiple Python versions. This required a few minor changes to runtime behaviour of of PyO3 `#[pyclass]` types. See the migration guide for full details. [#1152](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1152)
+- Add support for building for CPython limited API. Opting-in to the limited API enables a single extension wheel built with PyO3 to be installable on multiple Python versions. This required a few minor changes to runtime behavior of of PyO3 `#[pyclass]` types. See the migration guide for full details. [#1152](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1152)
   - Add feature flags `abi3-py36`, `abi3-py37`, `abi3-py38` etc. to set the minimum Python version when using the limited API. [#1263](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1263)
 - Add argument names to `TypeError` messages generated by pymethod wrappers. [#1212](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1212)
 - Add FFI definitions for PEP 587 "Python Initialization Configuration". [#1247](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1247)
@@ -941,7 +999,7 @@ To see unreleased changes, please see the [CHANGELOG on the main branch guide](h
 - Usage of raw identifiers with `#[pyo3(set)]`. [#745](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/745)
 - Usage of `PyObject` with `#[pyo3(get)]`. [#760](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/760)
 - `#[pymethods]` used in conjunction with `#[cfg]`. #[769](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/769)
-- `"*"` in a `#[pyfunction()]` argument list incorrectly accepting any number of positional arguments (use `args = "*"` when this behaviour is desired). #[792](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/792)
+- `"*"` in a `#[pyfunction()]` argument list incorrectly accepting any number of positional arguments (use `args = "*"` when this behavior is desired). #[792](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/792)
 - `PyModule::dict`. #[809](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/809)
 - Fix the case where `DESCRIPTION` is not null-terminated. #[822](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/822)
 
@@ -1311,7 +1369,8 @@ Yanked
 
 - Initial release
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.17.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.18.0...HEAD
+[0.18.0]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.17.3...v0.18.0
 [0.17.3]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.17.2...v0.17.3
 [0.17.2]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.17.1...v0.17.2
 [0.17.1]: https://github.com/pyo3/pyo3/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 58f30e78200..b6946f6fe8c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pyo3"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Bindings to Python interpreter"
 authors = ["PyO3 Project and Contributors <https://github.com/PyO3>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ parking_lot = ">= 0.11, < 0.13"
 memoffset = "0.8"
 
 # ffi bindings to the python interpreter, split into a separate crate so they can be used independently
-pyo3-ffi = { path = "pyo3-ffi", version = "=0.17.3" }
+pyo3-ffi = { path = "pyo3-ffi", version = "=0.18.0" }
 
 # support crates for macros feature
-pyo3-macros = { path = "pyo3-macros", version = "=0.17.3", optional = true }
+pyo3-macros = { path = "pyo3-macros", version = "=0.18.0", optional = true }
 indoc = { version = "1.0.3", optional = true }
 unindent = { version = "0.1.4", optional = true }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ rayon = "1.0.2"
 widestring = "0.5.1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-pyo3-build-config = { path = "pyo3-build-config", version = "0.17.3", features = ["resolve-config"] }
+pyo3-build-config = { path = "pyo3-build-config", version = "0.18.0", features = ["resolve-config"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["macros"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 004fe592c43..63c125e1426 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ name = "string_sum"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = { version = "0.17.3", features = ["extension-module"] }
+pyo3 = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["extension-module"] }
 ```
 
 **`src/lib.rs`**
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Start a new project with `cargo new` and add  `pyo3` to the `Cargo.toml` like th
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies.pyo3]
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 features = ["auto-initialize"]
 ```
 
diff --git a/Releasing.md b/Releasing.md
index 29abdd5feaa..3692c1f0a0b 100644
--- a/Releasing.md
+++ b/Releasing.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Write release notes which match the style of previous releases. You can get the
 
 Save as a draft and wait for now.
 
-## 3. Leave for a cooling off period
+## 3. Leave for a cooling off period
 
 Wait a couple of days in case anyone wants to hold up the release to add bugfixes etc.
 
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ To put live:
 
 If the release PR targeted a branch other than main, you will need to cherry-pick the version bumps, CHANGELOG modifications and removal of towncrier `newsfragments` and open another PR to land these on main.
 
-## 6. Delete the release branch (patch releases only)
+## 6. Delete the release branch (patch releases only)
 
 For 0.X.Y patch releases, the release branch is no longer needed, so it should be deleted.
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 1b97a1c8844..52a8069ff2d 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ publish = false
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-pyo3 = { version = "0.17.3", path = "..", features = ["auto-initialize", "extension-module"] }
+pyo3 = { version = "0.18.0", path = "..", features = ["auto-initialize", "extension-module"] }
 
 [[example]]
 name = "decorator"
diff --git a/examples/decorator/.template/pre-script.rhai b/examples/decorator/.template/pre-script.rhai
index 75638cc87d5..c9759acc70e 100644
--- a/examples/decorator/.template/pre-script.rhai
+++ b/examples/decorator/.template/pre-script.rhai
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.17.3");
+variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.18.0");
 file::rename(".template/Cargo.toml", "Cargo.toml");
 file::rename(".template/pyproject.toml", "pyproject.toml");
 file::rename(".template/tox.ini", "tox.ini");
diff --git a/examples/maturin-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai b/examples/maturin-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
index 75638cc87d5..c9759acc70e 100644
--- a/examples/maturin-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
+++ b/examples/maturin-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.17.3");
+variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.18.0");
 file::rename(".template/Cargo.toml", "Cargo.toml");
 file::rename(".template/pyproject.toml", "pyproject.toml");
 file::rename(".template/tox.ini", "tox.ini");
diff --git a/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai b/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
index a12f34aafb5..69574a02fdb 100644
--- a/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
+++ b/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/.template/pre-script.rhai
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.17.3");
+variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.18.0");
 file::rename(".template/Cargo.toml", "Cargo.toml");
 file::rename(".template/setup.cfg", "setup.cfg");
 file::rename(".template/tox.ini", "tox.ini");
diff --git a/examples/word-count/.template/pre-script.rhai b/examples/word-count/.template/pre-script.rhai
index ddac6b62f8d..88f41205d08 100644
--- a/examples/word-count/.template/pre-script.rhai
+++ b/examples/word-count/.template/pre-script.rhai
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.17.3");
+variable::set("PYO3_VERSION", "0.18.0");
 file::rename(".template/Cargo.toml", "Cargo.toml");
 file::rename(".template/tox.ini", "tox.ini");
 file::delete(".template");
diff --git a/newsfragments/2398.added.md b/newsfragments/2398.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a547d451c8d..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2398.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add `GILOnceCell::get_or_try_init` for fallible `GILOnceCell` initialization.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2490.added.md b/newsfragments/2490.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f1d85bc3240..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2490.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added `type_input()` and `type_output()` to get the Python type of any Python-compatible object.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2587.removed.md b/newsfragments/2587.removed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 65650998cee..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2587.removed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove the deprecated `pyproto` feature, `#[pyproto]` macro, and all accompanying APIs.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2664.changed.md b/newsfragments/2664.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dd461d7fb5..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2664.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PyO3's macros now emit a much nicer error message if function return values don't implement the required trait(s).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newsfragments/2685.changed.md b/newsfragments/2685.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e498fe167b..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2685.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use a TypeError, rather than a ValueError, when refusing to treat a str as a Vec
diff --git a/newsfragments/2686.changed.md b/newsfragments/2686.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a1c54ea07a0..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2686.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Change PyCFunction::new_closure to take name and doc arguments.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2692.added.md b/newsfragments/2692.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e45677907..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2692.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The `#[pyclass]` macro can now take `get_all` and `set_all` to create getters and setters for every field.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newsfragments/2695.changed.md b/newsfragments/2695.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4765f35a939..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2695.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-`PyType::is_subclass`, `PyErr::is_instance` and `PyAny::is_instance` now take
-`&PyAny` instead of `&PyType` arguments, so that they work with objects that
-pretend to be types using `__subclasscheck__` and `__instancecheck__`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2702.added.md b/newsfragments/2702.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fa67fe130c..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2702.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add `#[pyo3(signature = (...))]` option for `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2702.changed.md b/newsfragments/2702.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e39fd3a8058..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2702.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Deprecate `#[args]` attribute and passing "args" specification directly to `#[pyfunction]` in favour of the new `#[pyo3(signature = (...))]` option.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2703.changed.md b/newsfragments/2703.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bc67791e120..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2703.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Deprecate required arguments after `Option<T>` arguments to `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]` without also using `#[pyo3(signature)]` to specify whether the arguments should be required or have defaults.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2705.changed.md b/newsfragments/2705.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8365fc01118..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2705.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Change `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]` to use a common call "trampoline" to slightly reduce generated code size and compile times.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2715.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2715.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 00e856ee96a..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2715.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Disable `PyModule::filename` on PyPy
diff --git a/newsfragments/2726.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2726.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ec8020fe269..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2726.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-`PyCodeObject` is now once again defined with fields on Python 3.7.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2727.added.md b/newsfragments/2727.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bfc836d8b3f..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2727.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-`pyo3-build-config`: rebuild when `PYO3_ENVIRONMENT_SIGNATURE` environment variable value changed
diff --git a/newsfragments/2730.added.md b/newsfragments/2730.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3507c1cd6a8..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2730.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add conversions between non-zero int types in `std::num` and Python int.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2734.added.md b/newsfragments/2734.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ccbd31b59fd..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2734.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Added `Py::downcast()` as a companion to `PyAny::downcast()`, as well as
-`downcast_unchecked()` for both types.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2734.changed.md b/newsfragments/2734.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eb9ff3d1e2..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2734.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-`PyAny::cast_as()` and `Py::cast_as()` are now deprecated in favor of
-`PyAny::downcast()` and the new `Py::downcast()`. The `PyAny::downcast()`
-lifetime bounds where slightly relaxed.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2742.added.md b/newsfragments/2742.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d2871ea012..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2742.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added exports for all built-in `Warning` classes as well as `PyErr::warn_explicit`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2749.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2749.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e37742a1715..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2749.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug that allowed `#[new]` pymethods with no arguments to be called from
-Python with any argument list.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2760.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2760.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 65f543e6b61..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2760.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Also apply the `NOARGS` argument convention to methods that have a single
-`py: Python` argument.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2769.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2769.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d575dd2a932..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2769.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix truncation of `isize` values to `c_long` in `PySlice::new`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2772.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2772.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7b7986d38..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2772.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix soundness issue with FFI definition `PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create` on PyPy leading to indeterminate behaviour (typically a `TypeError`).
diff --git a/newsfragments/2776.added.md b/newsfragments/2776.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6166ef1df7e..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2776.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add `abi3-py311` feature.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2784.changed.md b/newsfragments/2784.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 74c0428d9b4..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2784.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Automatically generate `__text_signature__` for all Python functions created using `#[pyfunction]` and `#[pymethods]`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2788.added.md b/newsfragments/2788.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c744cef929..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2788.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Define `_PyErr_ChainExceptions()` FFI for CPython.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2795.changed.md b/newsfragments/2795.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b78efb63e5f..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2795.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Accept any iterator in `PySet::new` and `PyFrozenSet::new`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2796.changed.md b/newsfragments/2796.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d50956d179..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2796.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Mixing cfgs and pyo3 attributes on struct fields will now work
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newsfragments/2800.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2800.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a5b8503367..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2800.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow functions taking `**kwargs` to accept keyword arguments which share a name with a positional-only argument (as permitted by PEP 570).
diff --git a/newsfragments/2811.added.md b/newsfragments/2811.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6324253291d..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2811.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add FFI definitions `PyVectorcall_NARGS` and `PY_VECTORCALL_ARGUMENTS_OFFSET` for PyPy 3.8 and up.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2811.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2811.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0011182c828..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2811.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix unresolved symbol for `PyObject_Vectorcall` on PyPy 3.9 and up.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2827.added.md b/newsfragments/2827.added.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bd084ae91d..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2827.added.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add `PyList::get_item_unchecked` for PyPy.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2838.changed.md b/newsfragments/2838.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d459d239746..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2838.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Re-enable `PyFunction` on when building for abi3 or PyPy.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2842.fixed.md b/newsfragments/2842.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bb66b11831..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2842.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix memory leak in `PyCFunction::new_closure`.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2843.removed.md b/newsfragments/2843.removed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bd7d399b954..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2843.removed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove all functionality deprecated in PyO3 0.16.
diff --git a/newsfragments/2849.packaging.md b/newsfragments/2849.packaging.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 62084844da7..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2849.packaging.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Relax dependency on Rust crate `indexmap` to cover `>= 1.6, < 2`
diff --git a/newsfragments/2875.changed.md b/newsfragments/2875.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f82e4b433..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2875.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update `memoffset` to 0.8 and relax `hashbrown` version constraint to allow 0.13.x
diff --git a/newsfragments/2879.changed.md b/newsfragments/2879.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 42c5287a3e9..00000000000
--- a/newsfragments/2879.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve `derive(FromPyObject)` to apply `intern!` when applicable to `#[pyo3(item)]`.
diff --git a/pyo3-build-config/Cargo.toml b/pyo3-build-config/Cargo.toml
index 3f519eabb3f..5aa756941a5 100644
--- a/pyo3-build-config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pyo3-build-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pyo3-build-config"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Build configuration for the PyO3 ecosystem"
 authors = ["PyO3 Project and Contributors <https://github.com/PyO3>"]
 keywords = ["pyo3", "python", "cpython", "ffi"]
diff --git a/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml b/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 846cda6fe6b..80bf3eb8100 100644
--- a/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pyo3-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pyo3-ffi"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Python-API bindings for the PyO3 ecosystem"
 authors = ["PyO3 Project and Contributors <https://github.com/PyO3>"]
 keywords = ["pyo3", "python", "cpython", "ffi"]
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ generate-import-lib = ["pyo3-build-config/python3-dll-a"]
 
 
 [build-dependencies]
-pyo3-build-config = { path = "../pyo3-build-config", version = "0.17.3", features = ["resolve-config"] }
+pyo3-build-config = { path = "../pyo3-build-config", version = "0.18.0", features = ["resolve-config"] }
diff --git a/pyo3-macros-backend/Cargo.toml b/pyo3-macros-backend/Cargo.toml
index 8669d2148d0..3ff76d84273 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros-backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pyo3-macros-backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pyo3-macros-backend"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Code generation for PyO3 package"
 authors = ["PyO3 Project and Contributors <https://github.com/PyO3>"]
 keywords = ["pyo3", "python", "cpython", "ffi"]
diff --git a/pyo3-macros/Cargo.toml b/pyo3-macros/Cargo.toml
index 372ad78f025..661de9ca072 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pyo3-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pyo3-macros"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Proc macros for PyO3 package"
 authors = ["PyO3 Project and Contributors <https://github.com/PyO3>"]
 keywords = ["pyo3", "python", "cpython", "ffi"]
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ abi3 = ["pyo3-macros-backend/abi3"]
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 quote = "1"
 syn = { version = "1.0.56", features = ["full", "extra-traits"] }
-pyo3-macros-backend = { path = "../pyo3-macros-backend", version = "=0.17.3" }
+pyo3-macros-backend = { path = "../pyo3-macros-backend", version = "=0.18.0" }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9b46d0698a..e62881d25e1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ exclude = '''
 
 [tool.towncrier]
 filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.18.0"
 start_string = "<!-- towncrier release notes start -->\n"
 template = ".towncrier.template.md"
 title_format = "## [{version}] - {project_date}"