diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index b6ccd49b..408d2eb8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.17.2-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.18.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 947dc07c..db3976c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ All notable changes to PicPeak will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.18.0-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.17.2-beta.0...v3.18.0-beta.0) (2026-03-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add visual WYSIWYG email template editor ([#229](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/229)) ([04a7ea8](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/04a7ea80f95d6aeb474b145292e75f45fb85c66d))
+* register Russian locale and add to language selector ([6f95b8c](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/6f95b8c26cd794525e15e45d478f9ead0ec22555))
+* visual WYSIWYG email template editor ([703c03f](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/703c03fbee754a5291b57b885c5e82fbdd3e69e9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* shorten Save button label on email template editor ([7250c42](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/7250c427b905ffa3e8696dff607450f5a0b801b8))
+
 ## [3.17.2-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.17.1-beta.0...v3.17.2-beta.0) (2026-03-11)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4c514640..32930acb 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.17.2-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 8c11a30c..517fc37c 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.17.2-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",