diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 95b0d70c5..7639ec059 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-* FlashCode, 2006-03-03 (draft)
+* FlashCode, 2006-03-18
 
-    Important release notes for 0.1.8 (draft):
+    WeeChat 0.1.8 released.
+
+    Important release notes:
 
     - it is recommended for users of version 0.1.7 (or any older), to
       replace values in setup file (~/.weechat/weechat.rc) :
diff --git a/weechat/NEWS b/weechat/NEWS
index 95b0d70c5..7639ec059 100644
--- a/weechat/NEWS
+++ b/weechat/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-* FlashCode, 2006-03-03 (draft)
+* FlashCode, 2006-03-18
 
-    Important release notes for 0.1.8 (draft):
+    WeeChat 0.1.8 released.
+
+    Important release notes:
 
     - it is recommended for users of version 0.1.7 (or any older), to
       replace values in setup file (~/.weechat/weechat.rc) :