diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62638ca5f..95cf6b40c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/pubsub?activeTab=versions
 
+## [2.18.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0) (2021-09-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add publisher side flow control ([#1359](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/issues/1359)) ([cc0f61b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/commit/cc0f61b18258bae0be1a5962a93970cc15dcd304))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update default RPC retry timeouts to match other languages ([#1399](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/issues/1399)) ([8c1afee](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/commit/8c1afeee26fbff84448b1a9576e4c4ef5c67f9cc))
+
 ## [2.17.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v2.16.6...v2.17.0) (2021-08-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3e6b994d..bec3acc96 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/pubsub",
   "description": "Cloud Pub/Sub Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "2.17.0",
+  "version": "2.18.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 91dc363e5..5825908df 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "updatejs": "cp build/*.js ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^2.17.0",
+    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^2.18.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.24.0",
     "avro-js": "^1.10.1",