diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bf012770..f2c3442a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.18"
+    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 011cd8de..efe576bc 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Project: jackson-dataformat-xml
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.18.0 (not yet released)
+2.19.0 (not yet released)
+
+-
+
+2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 - Remove unnecessary synchronization around `LRUMap` in `XmlRootNameLookup`
  (contributed by @pjfanning)