diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 73fb213cfc..9d6336c8c0 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3"
+    python: "3.11"
 
 python:
   install:
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2fc1ac5a3d..3a0a4f0a2d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+1.26.18 (2023-10-17)
+--------------------
+
+* Made body stripped from HTTP requests changing the request method to GET after HTTP 303 "See Other" redirect responses.
+
+
 1.26.17 (2023-10-02)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/src/urllib3/_version.py b/src/urllib3/_version.py
index cad75fb5df..85e725eaf4 100644
--- a/src/urllib3/_version.py
+++ b/src/urllib3/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This file is protected via CODEOWNERS
-__version__ = "1.26.17"
+__version__ = "1.26.18"