diff --git a/docs/partials/index.html b/docs/partials/index.html
index 522d213c8..08a1f9cf4 100644
--- a/docs/partials/index.html
+++ b/docs/partials/index.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ <h1>Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin</h1>
                     <small>
                         <sup>1 </sup>
                         Install via Eclipse Marketplace. Drag and drop this link into a running Eclipse
-                        (2022-09 or higher version) workspace. Latest release 10.17.0, see
+                        (2022-09 or higher version) workspace. Latest release 10.18.0, see
                         <a href="#!/releasenotes">release notes</a>.
                     </small>
                 </div>
diff --git a/docs/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html b/docs/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbc636f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div>
+    <h3>Changes</h3>
+    <ul>
+        <li>2044c750 Issue #734: update to Checkstyle 10.18.0</li>
+        <li>8837509e build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin</li>
+        <li>933c9500 build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin</li>
+        <li>bddce06c build(deps): bump org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin</li>
+        <li>23afa19e build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin</li>
+        <li>6126b3fa build(deps): bump org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin</li>
+        <li>855b0712 build(deps): bump actions/setup-java from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2</li>
+        <li>db46903c simplify feature branding</li>
+    </ul>
+    
+    <p>
+        Please read the
+        <a target="_blank" href="https://checkstyle.org/releasenotes.html">
+            Checkstyle release notes
+        </a>
+        for details on recent and potentially breaking changes in Checkstyle.
+        Checkstyle configuration files potentially
+        need to be adapted to this version.
+    </p>
+</div>
diff --git a/docs/releases.json b/docs/releases.json
index bf5949d49..10c59c739 100644
--- a/docs/releases.json
+++ b/docs/releases.json
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": "Release 10.18.0",
+    "template": "partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html",
+    "open": true
+  },
   {
     "version": "Release 10.17.0",
     "template": "partials/releases/10.17.0/release_notes.html",
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/feature.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/feature.xml
index f8667f15a..db4548bb9 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/feature.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="net.sf.eclipsecs"
       label="%feature.label"
-      version="10.17.0.qualifier"
+      version="10.18.0.qualifier"
       provider-name="%feature.provider_name"
       plugin="net.sf.eclipsecs.branding">
 
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@
 
    <plugin
          id="net.sf.eclipsecs.branding"
-         version="10.17.0.qualifier"/>
+         version="10.18.0.qualifier"/>
 
    <plugin
          id="net.sf.eclipsecs.core"
-         version="10.17.0.qualifier"/>
+         version="10.18.0.qualifier"/>
 
    <plugin
          id="net.sf.eclipsecs.doc"
-         version="10.17.0.qualifier"/>
+         version="10.18.0.qualifier"/>
 
    <plugin
          id="net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle"
-         version="10.17.0.qualifier"/>
+         version="10.18.0.qualifier"/>
 
    <plugin
          id="net.sf.eclipsecs.ui"
-         version="10.17.0.qualifier"/>
+         version="10.18.0.qualifier"/>
 
 </feature>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/pom.xml
index b5d7aaa6e..b6f0a84a2 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs-feature/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/category.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/category.xml
index 82c3ad35c..a4c66438f 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/category.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/category.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
    <description name="Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin" url="http://eclipse-cs.sourceforge.net/update">
       Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin Update Site
    </description>
-   <feature url="features/net.sf.eclipsecs_10.17.0.qualifier.jar" id="net.sf.eclipsecs" version="10.17.0.qualifier">
+   <feature url="features/net.sf.eclipsecs_10.18.0.qualifier.jar" id="net.sf.eclipsecs" version="10.18.0.qualifier">
       <category name="Checkstyle"/>
    </feature>
-   <feature url="features/net.sf.eclipsecs.source_10.17.0.qualifier.jar" id="net.sf.eclipsecs.source" version="10.17.0.qualifier">
+   <feature url="features/net.sf.eclipsecs.source_10.18.0.qualifier.jar" id="net.sf.eclipsecs.source" version="10.18.0.qualifier">
       <category name="Checkstyle"/>
    </feature>
    <category-def name="Checkstyle" label="Checkstyle">
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/pom.xml
index d48916b4b..79eac71ca 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs-updatesite</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2d017d07a..3641fd833 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.branding
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Automatic-Module-Name: net.sf.eclipsecs.branding
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/pom.xml
index 92080dbee..078c76b63 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.branding/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.branding</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 0f361649c..13a3d0da9 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/pom.xml
index 854d2436b..98a23f098 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2d049829f..7852bf049 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Bundle-ClassPath: .,
  lib/checkstyle-10.18.0-all.jar
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/pom.xml
index c272009d2..daa7222be 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.core</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index dda3ba113..c286e7658 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.doc;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.help;bundle-version="3.9.0"
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Automatic-Module-Name: net.sf.eclipsecs.doc
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/pom.xml
index 9ae8181c2..5ba575366 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.doc</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/index.html b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/index.html
index 522d213c8..08a1f9cf4 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/index.html
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/index.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ <h1>Eclipse Checkstyle Plugin</h1>
                     <small>
                         <sup>1 </sup>
                         Install via Eclipse Marketplace. Drag and drop this link into a running Eclipse
-                        (2022-09 or higher version) workspace. Latest release 10.17.0, see
+                        (2022-09 or higher version) workspace. Latest release 10.18.0, see
                         <a href="#!/releasenotes">release notes</a>.
                     </small>
                 </div>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbc636f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div>
+    <h3>Changes</h3>
+    <ul>
+        <li>2044c750 Issue #734: update to Checkstyle 10.18.0</li>
+        <li>8837509e build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin</li>
+        <li>933c9500 build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin</li>
+        <li>bddce06c build(deps): bump org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin</li>
+        <li>23afa19e build(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin</li>
+        <li>6126b3fa build(deps): bump org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin</li>
+        <li>855b0712 build(deps): bump actions/setup-java from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2</li>
+        <li>db46903c simplify feature branding</li>
+    </ul>
+    
+    <p>
+        Please read the
+        <a target="_blank" href="https://checkstyle.org/releasenotes.html">
+            Checkstyle release notes
+        </a>
+        for details on recent and potentially breaking changes in Checkstyle.
+        Checkstyle configuration files potentially
+        need to be adapted to this version.
+    </p>
+</div>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/releases.json b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/releases.json
index bf5949d49..10c59c739 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/releases.json
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.doc/src/main/resources/releases.json
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": "Release 10.18.0",
+    "template": "partials/releases/10.18.0/release_notes.html",
+    "open": true
+  },
   {
     "version": "Release 10.17.0",
     "template": "partials/releases/10.17.0/release_notes.html",
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e06c231ba..58778a202 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.sample;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Require-Bundle: net.sf.eclipsecs.checkstyle,
  net.sf.eclipsecs.core,
  net.sf.eclipsecs.ui
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/pom.xml
index 5da774b74..9e86780aa 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.sample/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5159fbd3f..a38e79a1b 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: net.sf.eclipsecs.ui;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 10.17.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.18.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Activator: net.sf.eclipsecs.ui.CheckstyleUIPlugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/pom.xml b/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/pom.xml
index 4337f9e80..44074b2dc 100644
--- a/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sf.eclipsecs.ui/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
-        <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.ui</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f856930f5..e9271e44d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.sf.eclipsecs</groupId>
     <artifactId>net.sf.eclipsecs.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>10.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>10.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>eclipse-cs Maven Parent</name>