diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3dadfc..c29fe3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# [5.18.0](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/compare/5.17.0...5.18.0) (2023-12-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* improve status bar colours 🎨 ([bf4f1b2](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/commit/bf4f1b2c8e30b72f94fa3b7e196696213d895dd9))
+* support `textPreformat.background` ([93864e1](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/commit/93864e1ce34820dd5e3df57881a1e410f2e71874))
+* theme overall feel overhaul 🎨 ([f419551](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/commit/f419551c264b536c10f0bf1b4c2f86e47e291817))
+* tone down git diff highlights (added, removed) ([cb6e423](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/commit/cb6e4234cad3bb8c97e5ce6dce02fa6e7bc64fcc))
+
 # [5.17.0](https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/compare/5.16.1...5.17.0) (2023-02-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2dfa7ba..978cdeb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "remedy",
-  "version": "5.17.0",
+  "version": "5.18.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "remedy",
-      "version": "5.17.0",
+      "version": "5.18.0",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 702484d..cb1805d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "remedy",
   "description": "A dark & bright theme with orange accents with roots in Base16 - Eighties colour theme",
-  "version": "5.17.0",
+  "version": "5.18.0",
   "author": "Robert Rossmann <rr.rossmann@me.com>",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/robertrossmann/vscode-remedy/issues"