diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2860aa3d6c..8d5c984bf3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
-The format is almost based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), older entries don't fully match.
+The format is mostly based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), older entries don't fully match.
 
 # Unreleased
 
 ## [18.x.x]
 ### Changed
-- Drop support for Nextcloud 21
 
 ### Fixed
 
-
 # Releases
+## [18.0.0-beta1] - 2022-02-16
+### Changed
+- Drop support for Nextcloud 21
+
 ## [17.0.1] - 2021-12-08
 ### Fixed
 - Fix catching network errors while fetching feed logos. (#1601)
diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index 0406abbcba..f7ea7cc063 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Create a [feature request](https://github.com/nextcloud/news/discussions/new)
 
 Report a [feed issue](https://github.com/nextcloud/news/discussions/new)
     ]]></description>
-    <version>18.0.0</version>
+    <version>18.0.0-beta1</version>
     <licence>agpl</licence>
     <author>Benjamin Brahmer</author>
     <author>Sean Molenaar</author>