diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 633c739f..b45c99da 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Update to Electron 19
+      hash: c11db0a2797a6b1093dd3fa6f55bee5f100c6da4
+      body: ""
+      footer:
+        Change-type: minor
+        change-type: minor
+      author: Akis Kesoglou
+      nested: []
+    - subject: Remove Spectron and related (low-value) tests
+      hash: 6f7570d265e4b457afe832d00e5f45e0bf5a8a53
+      body: >
+        Spectron is long deprecated and abandoned and the browser tests are so
+        rudimentary that it’s no longer worth having them around. We will
+        introduce a proper browser-based test suite in the short term — it’s a
+        project in progress.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: minor
+        change-type: minor
+      author: Akis Kesoglou
+      nested: []
+  version: 1.18.0
+  title: ""
+  date: 2023-02-14T18:07:05.870Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update to Electron 17 and Node 16
       hash: 3c1dd6ce29ddf43ef35e58236d25713fa2026c10
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46f781e6..fc53fdec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v1.18.0
+## (2023-02-14)
+
+* Update to Electron 19 [Akis Kesoglou]
+* Remove Spectron and related (low-value) tests [Akis Kesoglou]
+
 # v1.17.0
 ## (2023-02-14)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5f8cd929..a35221c4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-etcher",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "balena-etcher",
-      "version": "1.17.0",
+      "version": "1.18.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1500b1f1..aff11778 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "balena-etcher",
   "private": true,
   "displayName": "balenaEtcher",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "packageType": "local",
   "main": "generated/etcher.js",
   "description": "Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.",
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@
     "node": ">=16"
   },
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2023-02-14T16:18:55.696Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2023-02-14T18:07:06.574Z"
   }
 }