diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa688f1e5f..8fe7b2c99a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 
+# 17.18.0 (2024-11-20)
+
+## What's Changed
+* Update changelog by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/750
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/751
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/752
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/753
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/754
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/756
+* Update generated SDKs by @ct-sdks in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/759
+* SUPPORT-28804 add custom deserializer for attrs in import api by @lojzatran in https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/pull/748
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/commercetools/commercetools-sdk-java-v2/compare/17.17.0...17.18.0
+
 # 17.17.0 (2024-11-07)
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cd418aff2..073556fd12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The latest stable SDK release can be retrieved from [Maven Central](https://sear
 ```gradle
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.17.0"
+        commercetools: "17.18.0"
     ]
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 ```maven
 <properties>
-    <commercetools.version>17.17.0</commercetools.version>
+    <commercetools.version>17.18.0</commercetools.version>
 </properties>
 <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
index dbc954f27c..0c6ae5f143 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.17.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.18.0</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
index 005f991102..bf5794884e 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.17.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.18.0</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
index 28576a34e3..7a0a8537d9 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.17.0",
+            commercetools: "17.18.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
index 4c2a512386..7e7ddc5678 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.17.0",
+            commercetools: "17.18.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
index ab839697e3..c82082be61 100644
--- a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.17.0",
+            commercetools: "17.18.0",
             newrelic: "8.0.1"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
index a865ec405b..2e0c208a04 100644
--- a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.17.0",
+            commercetools: "17.18.0",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring/build.gradle b/examples/spring/build.gradle
index 9f5b7746dd..5fa5edd6ce 100644
--- a/examples/spring/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spotless {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.17.0",
+        commercetools: "17.18.0",
         newrelic: "7.7.0"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 184f081b54..1264a3604f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Thu Nov 07 10:34:47 UTC 2024
+#Wed Nov 20 12:38:09 UTC 2024
 kotlinVersion=1.5.30
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
-version=17.18.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=17.19.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/reference.txt b/reference.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 47582d8155..0000000000
--- a/reference.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ccf4522140c12b0093aefe0e2a27d62bcc4834a6