diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5696ea78..fc996ff1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 614765bb..582582d8 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Active maintainers:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.18.0 (not yet released)
+2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 #167: (avro) Incompatibility with Avro >=1.9.0 (upgrade to Avro 1.11.3)
  (reported by @Sage-Pierce)