diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50317f6..c92671c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ All notable changes to lcode are documented here. The format follows
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.18.0] - 2026-10-06
+
+### Added
+
+- `lcode -p "…" --output json` prints one result object (status, answer, tool calls, files
+  changed, token usage); `--output stream-json` prints an event per model step and tool result,
+  then the result. `--max-steps` and `--allowed-tools` limit a run, and the exit code says how it
+  ended. Without a person to ask, anything that needs permission is refused.
+- A Python API: `from lcode import Session`, with `run()`, `stream()` and an `approve` callback
+  for permission requests. See `examples/api/fix_tests.py`.
+- A GitHub Action for self-hosted runners (`uses: nasser1941/lcode@v0.18.0`). It answers `@lcode`
+  in issues and pull requests from the repository's owners, members and collaborators, proposes
+  changes as a pull request (or pushes them to the pull request's branch), and can review pull
+  requests. See [Automation](https://nasser1941.github.io/lcode/automation/).
+
 ## [0.17.0] - 2026-10-06
 
 ### Added
@@ -419,7 +434,8 @@ First public release.
 - `AGENTS.md` project instructions and `/init` to generate them.
 - One-line installer for Linux and macOS.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.17.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.18.0...HEAD
+[0.18.0]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.17.0...v0.18.0
 [0.17.0]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0
 [0.16.0]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0
 [0.15.0]: https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6977ac..433912f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ fills up. Details: [How it works](https://nasser1941.github.io/lcode/how-it-work
 
 See the pinned [Roadmap issue](https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/issues/10). Next up:
 
-- [Automation: JSON output, a Python API and a GitHub Action for self-hosted runners](https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/issues/48)
 - [Editor integration through the Agent Client Protocol](https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/issues/49)
+- [Long-running work: finish notifications and background commands](https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/issues/51)
 - More models in the catalog, and test reports from your hardware ([report one](https://github.com/nasser1941/lcode/issues/new?template=model_request.yml))
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 6ec3ac5..e80f7ca 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lcode
 
 ```text
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────╮
-│ lcode v0.17.0 — local coding agent           │
+│ lcode v0.18.0 — local coding agent           │
 │                                              │
 │ model    lcode-qwen3.6-35b                   │
 │ context  256K tokens                         │
diff --git a/src/lcode/__init__.py b/src/lcode/__init__.py
index 8539a2a..0fcc767 100644
--- a/src/lcode/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lcode/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 From a program: `from lcode import Session` (see lcode.api).
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"
 
 API = ("Session", "Result", "Options", "SetupError")