From 3aa92cedac64ea33d4db38844ca002e32ba1a114 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Sirois <john.sirois@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:19:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Prepare the 2.18.0.dev3 release. (#19401)

---
 CONTRIBUTORS.md                  |  2 ++
 src/python/pants/VERSION         |  2 +-
 src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 620b7ebd33d..ff72a3016b9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Created by running `./pants run build-support/bin/contributors.py`.
 + Baptiste Gentholz
 + Bardur Arantsson
 + Bastian Wegge
++ Ben Limmer
 + Benjy Weinberger
 + Berkay Öztürk
 + Bill Farner
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ Created by running `./pants run build-support/bin/contributors.py`.
 + Pierre Chevalier
 + Pierre DAL-PRA
 + Qicheng Ma
++ Raph Estrada
 + Raúl Cuza
 + Rhuan Barreto
 + Rhys Madigan
diff --git a/src/python/pants/VERSION b/src/python/pants/VERSION
index 042e8b46f63..6472e60df7b 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/VERSION
+++ b/src/python/pants/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.18.0.dev2
+2.18.0.dev3
diff --git a/src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md b/src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md
index 030ab6b11fd..adb7e7ec1cf 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md
+++ b/src/python/pants/notes/2.18.x.md
@@ -1,5 +1,45 @@
 # 2.18.x Release Series
 
+## 2.18.0.dev3 (Jun 30, 2023)
+
+### New Features
+
+* turn `path/BUILD` into `path` in the `tailor` goal ([#19323](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19323))
+
+* Terraform: Add `experimental-deploy` and wire-in dependency inference ([#19185](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19185))
+
+* add support for alias-flags ([#19034](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19034))
+
+* Add environment variable help options ([#19078](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19078))
+
+* Add build_network option to docker_image target ([#19354](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19354))
+
+### User API Changes
+
+* Remove support for referencing 2nd owner via file. ([#19400](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19400))
+
+### Plugin API Changes
+
+* Remove deprecated `PythonBinary` type. ([#19399](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19399))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix pytest-cov validation check. ([#19366](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19366))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: recommend scie-pants on upgrade tips page ([#19139](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19139))
+
+* docs: fix markdown inconsistencies ([#19363](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19363))
+
+* docs: apply suggested edits to guide docs from readme.com ([#19374](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19374))
+
+* docs: add style guide instructions for writing Python help strings ([#19365](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19365))
+
+* docs: update plugin writing tutorials ([#19369](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19369))
+
+* docs: fix markdown inconsistencies ([#19359](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/19359))
+
 ## 2.18.0.dev2 (Jun 19, 2023)
 
 ### New Features