diff --git a/.release/versions.hcl b/.release/versions.hcl
index f1db6233a6c6..3cc6940eefeb 100644
--- a/.release/versions.hcl
+++ b/.release/versions.hcl
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 schema = 1
 active_versions {
+  version "1.18.x" {
+    ce_active = true
+  }
   version "1.17.x" {
     ce_active = true
   }