diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 552fe7d1..f066907a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,8 +2,23 @@
 # ChangeLog
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+changes since 0.18.0
+===================================
+
 changes since 0.17.0
 ===================================
+NEW 2016-12-18 for maxLH it is now possible to get the per-run-block maxLH,
+               and the expected maxLH.
+NEW 2016-12-18 musrview allows no to show directly the Fourier transform,
+               and the averaged data/Fourier transform.
+NEW 2016-12-18 added a first full version of an automatic phase correction 
+               for the real part of the Fourier transform. It is based on
+               the algorithm published in JMR 158, 164 (2002).
+NEW 2016-12-18 a couple of improvements in dump_header: (i) it is not
+               only searching in the current directory, but also in all
+               default paths defined in musrfit_startup.xml. (ii) it is
+               now possible also to give only run numbers instead of the
+               full file name.
 NEW 2016-08-24 in musrview it is now possible to enable/disable a
                crosshair cursor by pressing 'c'.
 NEW 2016-04-28 updated licence info in musredit and added paramList 
@@ -13,6 +28,8 @@ NEW 2016-04-28 msr2data gets a new option: paramList which allows to
                of msr-files.
 NEW 2016-04-22 Added the theory function muMinusExpTF for mu minus fits
 NEW 2016-02-23 It is now possible to export the averaged data/Fourier
+CHANGED 2016-12-18 updated the docu.
+CHANGED 2016-12-18 a couple of little improvements in musredit.
 CHANGED 2016-08-10 drop NeXus support for Version < 4.4
 CHANGED 2016-04-26 start-/endTimeBin are now class members. This reduces 
                the number of recalculations.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 376584b8..dd64f8f2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_REVISION([m4_esyscmd_s([git describe --always])])
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([musrfit],[0.17.0],[andreas.suter@psi.ch])
+AC_INIT([musrfit],[0.18.0],[andreas.suter@psi.ch])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(admin)
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 #AC_MSG_RESULT([${host} ${host_cpu} ${host_vendor} ${host_os}])
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dnl -----------------------------------------------
 
 #release versioning
 MUSR_MAJOR_VERSION=0
-MUSR_MINOR_VERSION=17
+MUSR_MINOR_VERSION=18
 MUSR_MICRO_VERSION=0
 
 #release versioning