diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96dab0e..310d346 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [18.0.0](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/compare/v17.1.1...v18.0.0) (2024-07-11)
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+- **lib:** upgrade to Angular 18
+
+### Features
+
+- **lib:** add new loading success / error outputs ([03182ad](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/commit/03182ad8cfda53af48740cc6820f00511d277b00))
+- **lib:** modernize apis, use standalone, js private fields ([b656749](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/commit/b6567491ec6fe0c89db370e5fa60a7ff37664537))
+- **lib:** upgrade to Angular 18 ([a871dd0](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/commit/a871dd0860cca70e4d3d503521b69071bc2de12b))
+- new control flow ([e962f61](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/commit/e962f618dba4a52883d23ef7a27f6cbf0fdf557b))
+
 ### [17.1.1](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/compare/v17.1.0...v17.1.1) (2024-03-20)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5b334b2..69d234a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "17.1.1",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-      "version": "17.1.1",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@angular/animations": "^18.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d70da73..b1b0e9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "17.1.1",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
     "prestart": "npm run build:copy-changelog",
diff --git a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 90d0c2a..4b8fb96 100644
--- a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const environment = {
   // version:start
-  version: '17.1.1',
+  version: '18.0.0',
   // version:end
   production: true,
 };
diff --git a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
index eacad11..2adc6ce 100644
--- a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export const environment = {
   // version:start
-  version: '17.1.1',
+  version: '18.0.0',
   // version:end
   production: false,
 };
diff --git a/projects/elements/package.json b/projects/elements/package.json
index 103196f..4120eba 100644
--- a/projects/elements/package.json
+++ b/projects/elements/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "17.1.1",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": ">=18",
     "@angular/core": ">=18",