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diff --git a/pv.changes b/pv.changes
index ff0bf76..77443dc 100644
--- a/pv.changes
+++ b/pv.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 28 11:42:58 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Update to release 1.7.18
+  * New "--sync" option to flush cache to disk after every write
+  * New "--direct-io" option to bypass cache
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 17 21:18:13 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/pv.spec b/pv.spec
index c0b66df..6085054 100644
--- a/pv.spec
+++ b/pv.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           pv
-Version:        1.7.0
+Version:        1.7.18
 Release:        0
 Summary:        PipeViewer - Monitor the Progress of Data through Pipes
 License:        Artistic-2.0