diff --git a/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml b/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
index 35b6d5c1970..aa187566b8c 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 9.4.18-rc2
+version: 9.4.18
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
 
-appVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+appVersion: 9.4.18
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 122d8679b67..61562d03ed2 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ $lvars.serviceName | quote }}
   labels:
-    helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+    helmVersion: 9.4.18
     {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $.root "instance" $lvars.serviceName ) | indent 4 }}
 {{- if $lvars.labels }}
 {{ toYaml $lvars.labels | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
index 51454666751..d6ef0ff2920 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dafilesrv.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "dafilesrv" "name" "dafilesrv" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
         server: {{ .name | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
       annotations:
         checksum/config: {{ $configSHA }}
         {{- include "hpcc.generateAnnotations" $commonCtx | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
index dcfed739f27..5ecbf0cbba2 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dali.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ $dali.name | quote }}
         server: {{ $dali.name | quote }}
         app: dali
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
index 370d8b93087..fae19fbcef4 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/dfuserver.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "dfuserver" "name" "dfuserver" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
index 5a8a35c0934..ecae154d42a 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclagent.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ data:
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" $apptype "name" "eclagent" "instance" $appJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+            helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: {{ .useChildProcesses | default false | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
index b5afb4426e8..984e8380f0f 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclccserver.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ data:
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclccserver" "name" "eclccserver" "instance" $compileJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+            helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: {{ .useChildProcesses | default false | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
index 2df8ee5a01c..ea080f3ac6d 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/eclscheduler.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ spec:
         run: {{ .name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "no"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
index 2a35eb6948d..69e1495ff2e 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/esp.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ spec:
         accessSasha: "yes"
 {{- end }}
         app: {{ $application }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "name" $application "component" "esp" "instance" .name) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
index 9e7c27ca723..8d729cdaa03 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/localroxie.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
         server: {{ $servername | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "roxie-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $roxie.name) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey . "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .labels | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
index 4cf2246fc67..2fcd870cf34 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/roxie.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "topology-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $commonCtx.toponame) | indent 8 }}
         run: {{ $commonCtx.toponame | quote }}
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel"  $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
 {{- end }}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ $commonCtx.toponame | quote }}
   labels:
-    helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+    helmVersion: 9.4.18
     {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "topology-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $commonCtx.toponame) | indent 4 }}
 spec:
   ports:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ spec:
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "roxie-server" "name" "roxie" "instance" $servername) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ spec:
         roxie-cluster: {{ $roxie.name | quote }}
         accessDali: "yes"
         accessEsp: "yes"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey $.Values.global "metrics" }}
  {{- include "hpcc.generateMetricsReporterLabel" $.Values.global.metrics | nindent 8}}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
index 07a6223a914..24dae6e3e25 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/sasha.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
         server: {{ $serviceName | quote }}
         app: sasha
         accessDali: {{ (has "dali" $sasha.access) | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
 {{- if hasKey $sasha "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml $sasha.labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml b/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
index 48b6f641b5b..6ce9b09a32b 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
+++ b/helm/hpcc/templates/thor.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ data:
           labels:
             accessDali: "yes"
             accessEsp: "yes"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+            helmVersion: 9.4.18
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $eclAgentJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-job" .eclAgentName)) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey .me "labels" }}
 {{ toYaml .me.labels | indent 12 }}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ data:
             accessEsp: "yes"
             app: "thor"
             component: "thormanager"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+            helmVersion: 9.4.18
             instance: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             job: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "thormanager" "name" "thor" "instance" $thorManagerJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-thormanager-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ data:
             accessEsp: "yes"
             app: "thor"
             component: "thorworker"
-            helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+            helmVersion: 9.4.18
             instance: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             job: "_HPCC_JOBNAME_"
             {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "thorworker" "name" "thor" "instance" $thorWorkerJobName "instanceOf" (printf "%s-thorworker-job" .me.name)) | indent 12 }}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ spec:
         accessEsp: {{ $commonCtx.eclAgentUseChildProcesses | ternary "yes" "no" | quote }}
         app: "thor"
         component: "thor-eclagent"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
         instance: {{ $commonCtx.eclAgentName | quote }}
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $commonCtx.eclAgentName ) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $commonCtx.me "labels" }}
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ spec:
         accessEsp: "no"
         app: "thor"
         component: "thor-thoragent"
-        helmVersion: 9.4.18-rc2
+        helmVersion: 9.4.18
         instance: {{ $commonCtx.thorAgentName | quote }}
         {{- include "hpcc.addStandardLabels" (dict "root" $ "component" "eclagent" "name" "thor" "instance" $commonCtx.thorAgentName ) | indent 8 }}
 {{- if hasKey $commonCtx.me "labels" }}
diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
index e3fb78b2723..e2b984b7cad 100644
--- a/version.cmake
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set ( HPCC_PROJECT "community" )
 set ( HPCC_MAJOR 9 )
 set ( HPCC_MINOR 4 )
 set ( HPCC_POINT 18 )
-set ( HPCC_MATURITY "rc" )
-set ( HPCC_SEQUENCE 2 )
-set ( HPCC_TAG_TIMESTAMP "2023-12-08T14:11:57Z" )
+set ( HPCC_MATURITY "release" )
+set ( HPCC_SEQUENCE 1 )
+set ( HPCC_TAG_TIMESTAMP "2023-12-12T18:16:49Z" )
 ###