diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5fe8fc7..4e58793 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/mysql-5.5.17-nodocs.tar.gz
+/mysql-5.5.18-nodocs.tar.gz
diff --git a/mysql.spec b/mysql.spec
index 9d82a43..0bd218b 100644
--- a/mysql.spec
+++ b/mysql.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: mysql
-Version: 5.5.17
+Version: 5.5.18
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 
 Summary: MySQL client programs and shared libraries
@@ -656,6 +656,10 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/mysql_client_test.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov 20 2011 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.5.18-1
+- Update to MySQL 5.5.18, for various fixes described at
+  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-18.html
+
 * Sat Nov 12 2011 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.5.17-1
 - Update to MySQL 5.5.17, for various fixes described at
   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-17.html
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 471ee1a..87a1a0c 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-48b4df648747f49468c4753db786acbf  mysql-5.5.17-nodocs.tar.gz
+22e4bbacb27efdb38c0b54b5c5fab3e8  mysql-5.5.18-nodocs.tar.gz