diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3700d820..d6580a68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.2</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-modules-java8</artifactId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 0332d022..a0a03e0a 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.18.2 (not yet released)
+2.18.2 (27-Nov-2024)
 
 #308: Can't deserialize `OffsetDateTime.MIN`: Invalid value for EpochDay
  (reported by @sszuev)