diff --git a/doc/changelog.markdown b/doc/changelog.markdown
index 5ad981ec..b49840dc 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.markdown
+++ b/doc/changelog.markdown
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Lombok Changelog
 ----------------
 
-### v1.18.45 "Edgy Guinea Pig"
+### v1.18.46 (April 22nd, 2026)
 * PLATFORM: JDK26 support added [#4019](https://github.com/projectlombok/lombok/issues/4019).
 * PLATFORM: Spring Tools Suite 5 supported [#3985](https://github.com/projectlombok/lombok/issues/3985).
 * BUGFIX: `@Jacksonized` no longer stops generating `@JsonProperty` once an explicit `@JsonIgnore` annotations is encountered [#4022](https://github.com/projectlombok/lombok/issues/4022).
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/core/Version.java b/src/core/lombok/core/Version.java
index 7525b13c..9d59c268 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/core/Version.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/core/Version.java
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ public class Version {
 	// ** CAREFUL ** - this class must always compile with 0 dependencies (it must not refer to any other sources or libraries).
 	// Note: In 'X.Y.Z', if Z is odd, its a snapshot build built from the repository, so many different 0.10.3 versions can exist, for example.
 	// Official builds always end in an even number. (Since 0.10.2).
-	private static final String VERSION = "1.18.45";
-	private static final String RELEASE_NAME = "Edgy Guinea Pig";
-//	private static final String RELEASE_NAME = "Envious Ferret";
+	private static final String VERSION = "1.18.46";
+//	private static final String RELEASE_NAME = "Edgy Guinea Pig";
+	private static final String RELEASE_NAME = "Envious Ferret";
 	
 	// Named version history:
 	//   Angry Butterfly