diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 57518395..3298c379 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
-## unreleased
+## v0.18.0 (unreleased)
 
+### beta.1 (2024-02-16)
+
+* Bumped minimum Go version to 1.21.
+* *(bridge)* Bumped minimum Matrix spec version to v1.4.
+* **Breaking change *(crypto)*** Deleted old half-broken interactive
+  verification code and replaced it with a new `verificationhelper`.
+  * The new verification helper is still experimental.
+  * Both QR and emoji verification are supported (in theory).
+* *(crypto)* Added support for server-side key backup.
+* *(crypto)* Added support for receiving and sending secrets like cross-signing
+  private keys via secret sharing.
+* *(crypto)* Added support for tracking which devices megolm sessions were
+  initially shared to, and allowing re-sharing the keys to those sessions.
+* *(client)* Changed cross-signing key upload method to accept a callback for
+  user-interactive auth instead of only hardcoding password support.
 * *(appservice)* Dropped support for legacy non-prefixed appservice paths
   (e.g. `/transactions` instead of `/_matrix/app/v1/transactions`).
 * *(appservice)* Dropped support for legacy `access_token` authorization in
   appservice endpoints.
-* *(bridge)* Bumped minimum Matrix spec version to v1.4.
 * *(bridge)* Fixed `RawArgs` field in command events of command state callbacks.
 * *(appservice)* Added `CreateFull` helper function for creating an `AppService`
   instance with all the mandatory fields set.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b36e8d3c..226ceb44 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0
+	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.1
 	github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.0
-	go.mau.fi/util v0.3.1-0.20240208085450-32294da153ab
+	go.mau.fi/util v0.4.0
 	go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.2
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240205201215-2c58cdc269a3
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a
 	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index abe1986c..dbcaf985 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0/go.mod h1:/7mN4D5sKwJLZQ2b/znpjC3/GQWY/xaDXUM0kKWR
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.14.2/go.mod h1:/wbyibRr2FHMks5tjHJ5F8dMZh3AcwJEMf5vlfC0lxk=
-github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0 h1:/Jocvlh98kcTfpN2+JzGQWQcqrPQwDrVEMApx/M5ZwM=
-github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0/go.mod h1:/wbyibRr2FHMks5tjHJ5F8dMZh3AcwJEMf5vlfC0lxk=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.1 h1:wlYEnwqAHgzmhNUFfw7Xalt2JzQvsMx2Se4PcoFCT/U=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.1/go.mod h1:/wbyibRr2FHMks5tjHJ5F8dMZh3AcwJEMf5vlfC0lxk=
 github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 h1:+Ho715JplO36QYgwN9PGYNhgZvoUSc9X2c80KVTi+GA=
 github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1/go.mod h1:eRSPERbgtNPcGhD8UCthc6PmLEQXEWd3PRB5JTxsfmM=
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 h1:RWIZEg2iJ8/g6fDDYzMpobmaoGh5OLl4AXtGUGPcqCs=
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 h1:kLy8mja+1c9jlljvWTlSazM7cKDRfJuR/bOJhcY5NcY=
 github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5/go.mod h1:Fvgq9kS/6ociJEDnK0Fk1cpYF4FIW6ZF7LAe+6jwd28=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.0 h1:EfOIvIMZIzHdB/R/zVrikYLPPwJlfMcNczJFMs1m6sA=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.0/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
-go.mau.fi/util v0.3.1-0.20240208085450-32294da153ab h1:XZ8W5vHWlXSGmHn1U+Fvbh+xZr9wuHTvbY+qV7aybDY=
-go.mau.fi/util v0.3.1-0.20240208085450-32294da153ab/go.mod h1:rRypwgXVEPILomtFPyQcnbOeuRqf+nRN84vh/CICq4w=
+go.mau.fi/util v0.4.0 h1:S2X3qU4pUcb/vxBRfAuZjbrR9xVMAXSjQojNBLPBbhs=
+go.mau.fi/util v0.4.0/go.mod h1:leeiHtgVBuN+W9aDii3deAXnfC563iN3WK6BF8/AjNw=
 go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.2 h1:DKOydWnhPMn65GbXZOafgkPm11BvFashZWLct0dGFto=
 go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.2/go.mod h1:NcSJkf180JT+1IId76PcMuLTNa1CzsFFZ0nBygIQM70=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0 h1:ENy+Az/9Y1vSrlrvBSyna3PITt4tiZLf7sgCjZBX7Wo=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240205201215-2c58cdc269a3 h1:/RIbNt/Zr7rVhIkQhooTxCxFcdWLGIKnZA4IXNFSrvo=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240205201215-2c58cdc269a3/go.mod h1:idGWGoKP1toJGkd5/ig9ZLuPcZBC3ewk7SzmH0uou08=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a h1:HinSgX1tJRX3KsL//Gxynpw5CTOAIPhgL4W8PNiIpVE=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a/go.mod h1:CxmFvTBINI24O/j8iY7H1xHzx2i4OsyguNBmN/uPtqc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 h1:AQyQV4dYCvJ7vGmJyKki9+PBdyvhkSd8EIx/qb0AYv4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index d92a7977..ed53f6ae 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const Version = "v0.17.0"
+const Version = "v0.18.0-beta.1"
 
 var GoModVersion = ""
 var Commit = ""