diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4f5c8210..83ea0495a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [2.18.0] 2022-xx-xx
+## [2.18.0] 2022-09-06
 
 ### Added
-- Added DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Office.SpreadSheetML.Y2021.ExtLinks2021 namespace
-- Added durableId attribute to DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing.NumberingPictureBullet
+- Added DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Office.SpreadSheetML.Y2021.ExtLinks2021 namespace (#1196)
+- Added durableId attribute to DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing.NumberingPictureBullet (#1196)
+- Added few base classes for typed elements, parts, and packages (#1185)
+
+### Changed
+- Adjusted LICENSE.md to conform to .NET Foundation requirements (#1194)
+- Miscellaneous changes for better perf for internal services
 
 ## [2.17.1] - 2022-06-28
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index eee68cc3c..b1423d2e9 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 1. Update CHANGELOG.md with user visible changes
 2. Ensure backend is building successfully (it verifies that all data we expect is present in the SDK)
 3. Create release (tag)
-4. Create AzDo Release to push to NuGet.org
+4. Create (AzDo Release)[https://office.visualstudio.com/OC/_release?_a=releases&view=mine&definitionId=231] to push to NuGet.org
 5. Update `PackageValidationBaselineVersion` [here](src/Directory.Build.targets) to new version for backwards compatibility checks
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diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines.yml b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
index 37d13b0b5..94f5a8e82 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ pr:
     include:
     - main
     - release/*
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - docs
 
 variables:
   RunPeVerify: true