diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 921bc811..56e5063b 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Project: jackson-module-jsonSchema
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.18.3 (not yet released)
+
+#161: Jakarta does not have `jakarta.validation` as `module-info` dependency
+ (reported by @oldmanpushcart)
+ (fix by @pjfanning)
+
 2.18.2 (27-Nov-2024)
 2.18.1 (28-Oct-2024)
 2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)