diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dcf49fc..550a6cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -325,3 +325,5 @@ samba-3.6.0pre1.tar.gz
 /samba-4.18.0rc3.tar.asc
 /samba-4.18.0rc4.tar.xz
 /samba-4.18.0rc4.tar.asc
+/samba-4.18.0.tar.xz
+/samba-4.18.0.tar.asc
diff --git a/samba.spec b/samba.spec
index 4873a25..147a02c 100644
--- a/samba.spec
+++ b/samba.spec
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
 %define samba_requires_eq()  %(LC_ALL="C" echo '%*' | xargs -r rpm -q --qf 'Requires: %%{name} = %%{epoch}:%%{version}\\n' | sed -e 's/ (none):/ /' -e 's/ 0:/ /' | grep -v "is not")
 
 %global samba_version 4.18.0
-%global baserelease 8
+%global baserelease 9
 # This should be rc1 or %%nil
-%global pre_release rc4
+%global pre_release %nil
 
 %global samba_release %{baserelease}
 %if "x%{?pre_release}" != "x"
@@ -4336,6 +4336,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 08 2023 Guenther Deschner <gdeschner@redhat.com> - 4.18.0-9
+- resolves: #2176469 - Update to version 4.18.0
+
 * Wed Mar 01 2023 Guenther Deschner <gdeschner@redhat.com> - 4.18.0rc4-8
 - resolves: #2174415 - Update to version 4.18.0rc4
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f683831..588b398 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc4.tar.xz) = f0231ffaecc4264766d5bd8569fc7ca7c8821f31999931b4d94d4228955221567a14cf9df8cda9a2bf833f375b0a9b414ec3a804e2ca9f5088ef60e982f775fa
-SHA512 (samba-4.18.0rc4.tar.asc) = 343b61f33381d026a724faf0f06110b5fa173f626db2e5263ad991ca97bcc1314aa2124694dda4e7f1aca31b8f7bcb3fd20222b42aad20b51a3579cdba194303
+SHA512 (samba-4.18.0.tar.xz) = bb4947335bd1fc501c29a62b413a9c3a1bbaf162d6965a4b2eeb65bf74363c300234b5c73d09e826e596989cd8afdee41b2470647bfdf8f7c42b998e7d367a64
+SHA512 (samba-4.18.0.tar.asc) = 1a478fd0e863e6b6874b703e04f449872b4d581e4c32c853ee4111bc94d1addcf3047331a288e8115a20d9ea22d8e04aade918e8623bd3d08d5122baf4ef0f3d