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diff --git a/python-cassandra-driver.changes b/python-cassandra-driver.changes
index b037c94..07f9269 100644
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@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jun  8 23:08:18 UTC 2019 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- update to version 3.18.0:
+  * Features
+    + Abstract Host Connection information (PYTHON-1079)
+    + Improve version parsing to support a non-integer 4th component
+      (PYTHON-1091)
+    + Expose on_request_error method in the RetryPolicy (PYTHON-1064)
+    + Add jitter to ExponentialReconnectionPolicy (PYTHON-1065)
+  * Bug Fixes
+    + Fix error when preparing queries with beta protocol v5
+      (PYTHON-1081)
+    + Accept legacy empty strings as column names (PYTHON-1082)
+    + Let util.SortedSet handle uncomparable elements (PYTHON-1087)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May  4 19:56:15 UTC 2019 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-cassandra-driver.spec b/python-cassandra-driver.spec
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 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-cassandra-driver
-Version:        3.17.1
+Version:        3.18.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python driver for Cassandra
 License:        Apache-2.0