diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 4185bd5c59a5..2ebd4f487587 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "core": "26.2.0",
-  "prover": "17.1.1",
+  "prover": "18.0.0",
   "zkstack_cli": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/prover/CHANGELOG.md b/prover/CHANGELOG.md
index e99c20193eb5..68a02884328b 100644
--- a/prover/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/prover/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [18.0.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/prover-v17.1.1...prover-v18.0.0) (2025-01-27)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **contracts:** gateway integration ([#1934](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1934))
+
+### Features
+
+* Compressor optimizations ([#3476](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3476)) ([3e931be](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/3e931be6bddaacbd7d029c537db03a3c191fdc21))
+* **consensus:** Added view_timeout to consensus config ([#3383](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3383)) ([fc02a8f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/fc02a8f1c9f0bffb438fb27769d6dced3ce14cd9))
+* **consensus:** Update consensus dependencies ([#3339](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3339)) ([aa9575f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/aa9575fccbbc941f416d597256442afa974efd0a))
+* **contracts:** gateway integration ([#1934](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1934)) ([f06cb79](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f06cb79883bf320f50089099e0abeb95eaace470))
+* **eth-watch:** Change protocol upgrade schema ([#3435](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3435)) ([2c778fd](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/2c778fdd3fcd1e774bcb945f14a640ccf4227a2f))
+* FFLONK support for compressor ([#3359](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3359)) ([1a297be](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/1a297bedd226c56fc2ba02dc54d79129a271a1eb))
+* Support stable compiler for VM (and some other crates) ([#3248](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3248)) ([cbee99d](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/cbee99d8661b38aa6b49784c3934b8070a743fb4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* added missing quote in prover query ([#3347](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3347)) ([668ca51](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/668ca51f5d52646e64b19b973acec05daa1c6f09))
+* Compressor setup data ([#3526](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3526)) ([62aea8b](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/62aea8b4dcd986587de2cf17979e1042307d6b3e))
+* **prover:** Create reqwest client only once ([#3324](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3324)) ([40f8123](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/40f8123a67970efbba3519f7954f807958a76cff))
+
 ## [17.1.1](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/prover-v17.1.0...prover-v17.1.1) (2024-11-26)
 
 
diff --git a/prover/Cargo.lock b/prover/Cargo.lock
index 77521740ffd9..bc33f8d54385 100644
--- a/prover/Cargo.lock
+++ b/prover/Cargo.lock
@@ -4706,7 +4706,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prover_cli"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -4739,7 +4739,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prover_version"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "zksync_prover_fri_types",
 ]
@@ -8114,7 +8114,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_circuit_prover"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8144,7 +8144,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_circuit_prover_service"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8552,7 +8552,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_proof_fri_compressor"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8647,7 +8647,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_autoscaler"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8684,7 +8684,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_dal"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "sqlx",
  "strum",
@@ -8694,7 +8694,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_fri"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8728,7 +8728,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_fri_gateway"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8754,7 +8754,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_fri_types"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "circuit_definitions",
  "serde",
@@ -8764,7 +8764,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_fri_utils"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "regex",
@@ -8799,7 +8799,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_job_monitor"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8821,7 +8821,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_job_processor"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8836,7 +8836,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_prover_keystore"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -8948,7 +8948,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_vk_setup_data_generator_server_fri"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -9054,7 +9054,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_witness_generator"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -9092,7 +9092,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_witness_vector_generator"
-version = "17.1.1"
+version = "18.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/prover/Cargo.toml b/prover/Cargo.toml
index 4e2483cbf0c0..7144b3821215 100644
--- a/prover/Cargo.toml
+++ b/prover/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ members = ["crates/bin/*", "crates/lib/*"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "17.1.1" # x-release-please-version
+version = "18.0.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["The Matter Labs Team <hello@matterlabs.dev>"]
 homepage = "https://zksync.io/"
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ zksync_core_leftovers = { path = "../core/lib/zksync_core_leftovers" }
 zksync_protobuf_config = { path = "../core/lib/protobuf_config" }
 
 # Prover workspace dependencies
-zksync_prover_dal = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/prover_dal" }
-zksync_prover_fri_types = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/prover_fri_types" }
-zksync_prover_fri_utils = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/prover_fri_utils" }
-zksync_prover_keystore = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/keystore" }
-zksync_vk_setup_data_generator_server_fri = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/bin/vk_setup_data_generator_server_fri" }
-zksync_prover_job_processor = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/prover_job_processor" }
-zksync_circuit_prover_service = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/lib/circuit_prover_service" }
-zksync_prover_job_monitor = { version = "17.1.1", path = "crates/bin/prover_job_monitor" }
+zksync_prover_dal = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/prover_dal" }
+zksync_prover_fri_types = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/prover_fri_types" }
+zksync_prover_fri_utils = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/prover_fri_utils" }
+zksync_prover_keystore = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/keystore" }
+zksync_vk_setup_data_generator_server_fri = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/bin/vk_setup_data_generator_server_fri" }
+zksync_prover_job_processor = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/prover_job_processor" }
+zksync_circuit_prover_service = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/lib/circuit_prover_service" }
+zksync_prover_job_monitor = { version = "18.0.0", path = "crates/bin/prover_job_monitor" }
 
 # for `perf` profiling
 [profile.perf]