diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e87030..fb1f32b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/tuned-2.17.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/.tuned.metadata b/.tuned.metadata
index e7abb30..820f023 100644
--- a/.tuned.metadata
+++ b/.tuned.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a0214633ceb4b1801616625b2a346b340ad7c53c SOURCES/tuned-2.17.0-rc.1.tar.gz
+9e94ee0e46bc1a3d0548eee6a33bc04b4676e825 SOURCES/tuned-2.18.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/tuned.spec b/SPECS/tuned.spec
index 43c2de1..5e21592 100644
--- a/SPECS/tuned.spec
+++ b/SPECS/tuned.spec
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%global prerelease rc
-%global prereleasenum 1
+#%%global prerelease rc
+#%%global prereleasenum 1
 
 %global prerel1 %{?prerelease:.%{prerelease}%{prereleasenum}}
 %global prerel2 %{?prerelease:-%{prerelease}.%{prereleasenum}}
 
 Summary: A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon
 Name: tuned
-Version: 2.17.0
-Release: 0.1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
+Version: 2.18.0
+Release: 1%{?prerel1}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Source0: https://github.com/redhat-performance/%{name}/archive/v%{version}%{?prerel2}/%{name}-%{version}%{?prerel2}.tar.gz
 # RHEL-9 specific recommend.conf:
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ Recommends: dmidecode
 Recommends: hdparm
 Recommends: kernel-tools
 Recommends: kmod
+Recommends: iproute
 %endif
 # syspurpose
 %if 0%{?rhel} > 8
 # not on CentOS
 %if 0%{!?centos:1}
-Requires: subscription-manager
+Recommends: subscription-manager
 %endif
 %else
 %if 0%{?rhel} > 7
@@ -547,6 +548,17 @@ 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#2003838
+  - tuned-gui: fixed creation of new profile
+
+* Sun Jan 16 2022 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.17.0-1
+- new release
+  - rebased tuned to latest upstream
+    related: rhbz#2003838
+
 * Sun Jan  2 2022 Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com> - 2.17.0-0.1.rc1
 - new release
   - rebased tuned to latest upstream