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diff --git a/python-jupyter-server.changes b/python-jupyter-server.changes
index 68f9c95..cc9b6d7 100644
--- a/python-jupyter-server.changes
+++ b/python-jupyter-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 25 00:12:10 UTC 2022 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- update to version 1.18.1:
+  * Bugs fixed
+    + Notify ChannelQueue that the response router thread is finishing
+      #896 (@CiprianAnton)
+    + Make ChannelQueue.get_msg true async #892 (@CiprianAnton)
+
+- changes from version 1.18.0:
+  * Enhancements made
+    + Show import error when faiing to load an extension #878 (@minrk)
+  * Bugs fixed
+    + Fix gateway kernel shutdown #874 (@kevin-bates)
+  * Maintenance and upkeep improvements
+    + suppress tornado deprecation warnings #882 (@minrk)
+    + Normalize os_path #886 (@martinRenou)
+    + Fix lint #867 (@blink1073)
+    + Fix sphinx 5.0 support #865 (@blink1073)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 14 14:19:00 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-jupyter-server.spec b/python-jupyter-server.spec
index f3cdb05..80c4d83 100644
--- a/python-jupyter-server.spec
+++ b/python-jupyter-server.spec
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 %bcond_with libalternatives
 %endif
 Name:           python-jupyter-server%{psuffix}
-Version:        1.17.1
+Version:        1.18.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        The backend to Jupyter web applications
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://jupyter-server.readthedocs.io
-Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/j/jupyter-server/jupyter_server-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/j/jupyter_server/jupyter_server-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jupyter_packaging}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}