diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65059116496c..e6b322a30dcb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-## Version 1.18.0
+## Version 1.18.0 (2022-09-14)
 
 The `opentelemetry-instrumentation-api` artifact is declared stable in this release.
 
diff --git a/examples/distro/build.gradle b/examples/distro/build.gradle
index 5fb63738cc74..165061c9c569 100644
--- a/examples/distro/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/build.gradle
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ subprojects {
       opentelemetryAlpha         : "1.18.0-alpha",
 
       // these lines are managed by .github/scripts/update-version.sh
-      opentelemetryJavaagent     : "1.18.0-SNAPSHOT",
-      opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "1.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
+      opentelemetryJavaagent     : "1.19.0-SNAPSHOT",
+      opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "1.19.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
 
       bytebuddy                  : "1.12.10",
       autoservice                : "1.0.1"
diff --git a/examples/extension/build.gradle b/examples/extension/build.gradle
index 5cb3f260bc03..8a9e62a6fc4d 100644
--- a/examples/extension/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/extension/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ plugins {
   id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "7.1.2"
   id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.3.0"
 
-  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-generation" version "1.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
-  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check" version "1.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-generation" version "1.19.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+  id "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check" version "1.19.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
 }
 
 group 'io.opentelemetry.example'
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ ext {
     opentelemetryAlpha         : "1.18.0-alpha",
 
     // these lines are managed by .github/scripts/update-version.sh
-    opentelemetryJavaagent     : "1.18.0-SNAPSHOT",
-    opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "1.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
+    opentelemetryJavaagent     : "1.19.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha: "1.19.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT",
   ]
 
   deps = [
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 972c9280dccd..7563912af182 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-val stableVersion = "1.18.0-SNAPSHOT"
-val alphaVersion = "1.18.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+val stableVersion = "1.19.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val alphaVersion = "1.19.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
 
 allprojects {
   if (findProperty("otel.stable") != "true") {