diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7f6a6bd..a48f73d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ In addition, thanks to the addition of `Process.set_label` in recent Elixir vers
 name is set as the job's process label. That makes it possible to identify which job is running in
 a `pid` via observer or live dashboard.
 
+## v2.18.2 — 2024-08-16
+
+- [Repo] Prevent debug noise by ensuring default opts for standard transactions.
+
+  Without default opts each transaction is logged. Many standard operations execute each second,
+  which makes for noisy logs. Now transaction opts are passed as a third argument to ensure
+  defaults are applied.
+
+- [Repo] Increase transaction retry delay and increase with each attempt.
+
+  Bump the base transaction retry from 100ms to 500ms, and increase linearly between each
+  successive attempt to provide deeper backoff. This alleviates pressure on smaller connection
+  pools and gives more time to recover from contentions failures.
+
 ## v2.18.1 — 2024-08-15
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 32e8755a..9eb4a86c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule Oban.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @source_url "https://github.com/sorentwo/oban"
-  @version "2.18.1"
+  @version "2.18.2"
 
   def project do
     [