Update changelog

Author: pinin4fjords

CHANGELOG.md

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 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).
 
-# 3.18.0dev - xxxx-xx-xx
+# 3.18.0 - 2024-12-19
 
 ### Credits
 
 Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 
 - [Caitlin Winkler](https://github.com/oligomyeggo)
+- [Jonathan Manning](https://github.com/pinin4fjords)
+- [Maxime Garcia](https://github.com/maxulysse)
 - [Siddhartha Bagaria](https://github.com/siddharthab)
 
 ### Enhancements & fixes
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 - [PR #1459](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1466) - Remove reference to unused "skip_sample_count" value in email templates
 - [PR #1471](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1471) - Fix prepare_genome subworkflow for sortmerna
 - [PR #1473](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1473) - Bump STAR modules
+- [PR #1474](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1474) - Bump versions to 3.18.0
+
+## Parameters
+
+| Old parameter | New parameter         |
+| ------------- | --------------------- |
+|               | `--skip_linting`      |
+|               | `--extra_fqlint_args` |
+|               | `--umi_dedup_tool`    |
 
 ### Software dependencies