diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e409fc8fb8..b93c82d2cc9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ set(CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED ON)
 #############################################################
 # Project and version
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "3")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "17")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "18")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
 set(COMPLETE_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
-set(RELEASE_NAME "Master")
+set(RELEASE_NAME "Zürich")
 project(qgis VERSION ${COMPLETE_VERSION})
 
 if (APPLE)
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 189076dd4b4..6a4750105a5 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ For the QGIS build you need to install following packages from cygwin:
 
 and from OSGeo4W (select *Advanced Install*):
 
-* qgis-dev-deps
+* qgis-rel-deps
 
 This will also select packages the above packages depend on.
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c6c9f43dfaf..a153addfb71 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-qgis (3.17.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+qgis (3.18.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Release of 3.18.0
+
+ -- Jürgen E. Fischer <jef@norbit.de>  Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:09:46 +0100
+
+qgis (3.17.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New development version 3.17 after branch of 3.16
 
- -- Jürgen E. Fischer <jef@norbit.de>  Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:12:56 +0200
+ -- Jürgen E. Fischer <jef@norbit.de>  Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:09:46 +0100
 
 qgis (3.16.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/images/splash/splash.png b/images/splash/splash.png
index 25ceee893eb..f7d4fb2f9a3 100644
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diff --git a/ms-windows/Installer-Files/WelcomeFinishPage.bmp b/ms-windows/Installer-Files/WelcomeFinishPage.bmp
index 3fb81c4b741..865c5a1130c 100644
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