diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0faad32..fb1f32b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/.tuned.metadata b/.tuned.metadata
index fd33721..820f023 100644
--- a/.tuned.metadata
+++ b/.tuned.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ec1e0e956fb804da8e7b80a673dcea93b3ee99bf SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+9e94ee0e46bc1a3d0548eee6a33bc04b4676e825 SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/tuned.spec b/SPECS/tuned.spec
index 8ca3347..b9c73c4 100644
--- a/SPECS/tuned.spec
+++ b/SPECS/tuned.spec
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%global prerelease rc
-%global prereleasenum 1
+#%%global prerelease rc
+#%%global prereleasenum 1
 
 %global prerel1 %{?prerelease:.%{prerelease}%{prereleasenum}}
 %global prerel2 %{?prerelease:-%{prerelease}.%{prereleasenum}}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 Summary: A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon
 Name: tuned
 Version: 2.18.0
-Release: 0.1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Source0: https://github.com/redhat-performance/%{name}/archive/v%{version}%{?prerel2}/%{name}-%{version}%{?prerel2}.tar.gz
 # RHEL-8 specific recommend.conf:
@@ -547,6 +547,12 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man7/tuned-profiles-openshift.7*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb  9 2022 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.18.0-1
+- new release
+  - rebased tuned to latest upstream
+    related: rhbz#2003833
+  - tuned-gui: fixed creation of new profile
+
 * Wed Feb  2 2022 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.18.0-0.1.rc1
 - new release
   - rebased tuned to latest upstream