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 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(Moore VERSION 54.17
+project(Moore VERSION 54.18
         LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # Enable testing with CTest/CDash
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/v54r18.md b/ReleaseNotes/v54r18.md
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+2023-09-04 Moore v54r18
+===
+
+This version uses
+ and Allen [v3r18](../../../../Allen/-/tags/v3r18),
+Rec [v35r17](../../../../Rec/-/tags/v35r17),
+Lbcom [v34r16](../../../../Lbcom/-/tags/v34r16),
+LHCb [v54r16](../../../../LHCb/-/tags/v54r16),
+Gaudi [v36r16](../../../../Gaudi/-/tags/v36r16),
+Detector [v1r19](../../../../Detector/-/tags/v1r19) and
+LCG [103](http://lcginfo.cern.ch/release/103/) with ROOT 6.28.00.
+
+
+This version is released on the `master` branch.
+Built relative to Moore [v54r17](/../../tags/v54r17), with the following changes:
+
+### New features ~"new feature"
+
+- Upstream project highlights :star:
+
+
+### Fixes ~"bug fix" ~workaround
+
+- Upstream project highlights :star:
+
+
+### Enhancements ~enhancement
+
+- Upstream project highlights :star:
+
+
+### Code cleanups and changes to tests ~modernisation ~cleanup ~testing
+
+- Upstream project highlights :star:
+
+
+### Other
+
+- Decision keyword, !2627 (@nskidmor)
+- Final 2022 and 2023 configs, !2621 (@nskidmor)
+- Add spruce lines for SMOG2, !2389 (@kmattiol)