diff --git a/doc/source/releasenotes/1.18.6.rst b/doc/source/releasenotes/1.18.6.rst
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+======
+1.18.6
+======
+
+-------
+General
+-------
+
+************
+Enhancements
+************
+
+- Core & Internals: Improve error message for PFN mismatch `#483 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/483>`_
+
+****
+Bugs
+****
+
+- Dataset deletion: Undertaker crash when a DID is attach/detached many times `#1772 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/1772>`_
+- Documentation: Typo in Client API reference `#935 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/935>`_
+- Rebalancing: bb8 is failing with division by 0 `#1792 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/1792>`_
+
+
+-------
+Clients
+-------
+
+************
+Enhancements
+************
+
+- Clients: Possibility to download DIDs by giving metadata filter `#782 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/782>`_
+
+-----
+WebUI
+-----
+
+************
+Enhancements
+************
+
+- WebUI: fix webui authentication to work with new token generation `#1811 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/1811>`_
+- WebUI: fix dashboard link in webui `#1814 <https://github.com/rucio/rucio/issues/1814>`_
diff --git a/lib/rucio/vcsversion.py b/lib/rucio/vcsversion.py
index 6956af27c4..90c01a4bf9 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/vcsversion.py
+++ b/lib/rucio/vcsversion.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 '''
 VERSION_INFO = {
     'final': True,
-    'version': '1.18.5',
-    'branch_nick': 'patch-0-1_18_5_preparation',
-    'revision_id': 'd16baa80c39ee3870ffb65d16fa5814e47360d9a',
-    'revno': 7299
+    'version': '1.18.6',
+    'branch_nick': 'patch-0-1_18_6_preparation',
+    'revision_id': '253ea2b4142cc08a39780248dc7b707eb5066907',
+    'revno': 7321
 }
diff --git a/lib/rucio/web/ui/static/webui_version b/lib/rucio/web/ui/static/webui_version
index e35f597f96..e41b046211 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/web/ui/static/webui_version
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.5
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+1.18.6
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