Update changelog

Author: nfranzeck

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ 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).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [v1.18.0-1] - 2025-01-17
 ### Changed
 - The internal makefiles have been updated to standardize the versioning of the release notes.
 ### Added