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diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-v18.1.1.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-v18.1.1.md
@@ -2,15 +2,25 @@
 
 --8<-- "release-notes-intro.md"
 
-This release of Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL is based on Percona Server for PostgreSQL 18.1.1 - a binary compatible, open source drop in replacement of [PostgreSQL Community 18.1](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18.html).
+This release of Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL is based on Percona Server for PostgreSQL 18.1.1 - a binary compatible, open source drop in replacement of [PostgreSQL Community 18.1](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18-1.html).
 
-## Release Highlights
+It introduces several major enhancements, such as:
+
+- **Parallel logical replication** for improved throughput during initial data synchronization
+- **Faster in-place upgrades** via `pg_upgrade` performance improvements
+- **Enhanced monitoring** with new statistics views for `pg_stat_io` and background writer activity
+- **Security improvements**, including expanded SSL/TLS configuration options
+- **Performance optimizations** for query execution and index management
+- Added support for **asynchronous I/O (AIO)** with PostgreSQL 18.1.1 which is now the default I/O mechanism.
 
-### SBOMs available for download
+These features make PostgreSQL 18 a major step forward in scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.
+
+## Release Highlights
 
-Percona now provides Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) to support compliance and security audits. SBOM files are available for tarball builds.
+This release continues to deliver Percona’s open source value-add components for enterprise use cases, including `pg_stat_monitor` 2.3.1 for advanced query-level observability, `pg_tde` 2.1 for Transparent Data Encryption and more. See the full component list below for details.
 
-See [Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)](../sboms.md) for the full list.
+!!! note
+  To upgrade from earlier versions (e.g. Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL 17.x), follow the steps in [Upgrading Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL](major-upgrade.md).
 
 ### Tarball updates
 
@@ -28,9 +38,9 @@ See [Install Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL from binary tarballs](../tarbal
 
 ### Addressed CVEs
 
-This release includes important security measures that address the following CVEs: TBA. For more details, see the [PostgreSQL 18.1 release notes](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/18.0/).
+This release includes important security measures that address the following CVEs: CVE-2025-12817, CVE-2025-12818. For more details, see the [PostgreSQL 18.1 release notes](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18-1.html).
 
-## Known Issue
+## Known Issues
 
 ### For minor & major upgrades (RHEL only)
 
@@ -44,26 +54,36 @@ Unknown Error occurred: Transaction test error:
 
 To resolve this, remove the `percona-postgresql-common-dev` package and reinstall it with the new intended upgraded PPG/PSP server.
 
+## MD5 Authentication Deprecated
+
+The md5 password authentication is deprecated now and will be removed in a future release.
+
+## Supplied third-party extensions
+
+Review each extension’s release notes for What’s new, improvements, or bug fixes.
+
 The following is the list of extensions available in Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL.
 
 | Extension                                                                            | Version   | Description                                                                                                          |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [etcd :octicons-link-external-16:](https://etcd.io/)                                                             | 3.5.21    | A distributed, reliable key-value store for setting up highly available Patroni clusters    |
+| [etcd :octicons-link-external-16:](https://etcd.io/)                                                             | 3.5.24   | A distributed, reliable key-value store for setting up highly available Patroni clusters    |
 | [python-etcd :octicons-link-external-16:](https://python-etcd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)                       | 0.4.5    | A Python client library for interacting with etcd                                 |
-| [HAProxy :octicons-link-external-16:](http://www.haproxy.org/)                       | 2.8.15    | A high-availability and load-balancing solution                                                                     |
-| [Patroni :octicons-link-external-16:](https://patroni.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)     | 4.0.6     | A HA (High Availability) solution for PostgreSQL                                                                    |
-| [PgAudit :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.pgaudit.org/)                      | 17.1      | A detailed session or object audit logging via the standard logging facility provided by PostgreSQL          |
-| [pgAudit set_user :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user)  | 4.1.0     | Provides an additional layer of logging and control when unprivileged users must escalate roles for maintenance.     |
-| [pgBackRest :octicons-link-external-16:](https://pgbackrest.org/)                    | 2.56.0    | A backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL                                                                        |
+| [HAProxy :octicons-link-external-16:](http://www.haproxy.org/)                       | 2.8.16    | A high-availability and load-balancing solution                                                                     |
+| [Patroni :octicons-link-external-16:](https://patroni.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)     | 4.1.0     | A HA (High Availability) solution for PostgreSQL                                                                    |
+| [PgAudit :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.pgaudit.org/)                      | 18.0      | A detailed session or object audit logging via the standard logging facility provided by PostgreSQL          |
+| [pgAudit set_user :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user)  | 4.2.0     | Provides an additional layer of logging and control when unprivileged users must escalate roles for maintenance.     |
+| [pgBackRest :octicons-link-external-16:](https://pgbackrest.org/)                    | 2.57.0    | A backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL                                                                        |
 | [pgBadger :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/darold/pgbadger)           | 13.1      | A fast PostgreSQL Log Analyzer                                                                                      |
-| [PgBouncer :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.pgbouncer.org/)                  | 1.24.1    | A lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL                                                                      |
+| [PgBouncer :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.pgbouncer.org/)                  | 1.25.0    | A lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL                                                                      |
 | [pg_gather :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/jobinau/pg_gather)        | v31       | An SQL script for running the diagnostics of the health of a PostgreSQL cluster                                     |
-| [pgpool2 :octicons-link-external-16:](https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=pgpool2.git;a=summary) | 4.6.2 | A middleware between PostgreSQL server and client for high availability, connection pooling, and load balancing      |
-| [pg_repack :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/reorg/pg_repack)          | 1.5.2     | Rebuilds PostgreSQL database objects                                                                                |
-| [pgvector :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector)         | v0.8.0    | A vector similarity search for PostgreSQL                                                                           |
-| [PostGIS :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/postgis/postgis)            | 3.3.8     | A spatial extension for PostgreSQL                                                                                  |
-| [PostgreSQL Common :octicons-link-external-16:](https://salsa.debian.org/postgresql/postgresql-common) | 280 | PostgreSQL database-cluster manager. Supports multiple PostgreSQL versions and clusters simultaneously              |
+| [pgpool2 :octicons-link-external-16:](https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=pgpool2.git;a=summary) | 4.6.3 | A middleware between PostgreSQL server and client for high availability, connection pooling, and load balancing      |
+| [pg_repack :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/reorg/pg_repack)          | 1.5.3     | Rebuilds PostgreSQL database objects                                                                                |
+| [pg_stat_monitor](https://github.com/percona/pg_stat_monitor)                          | 2.3.1     | Collects and aggregates statistics for PostgreSQL and provides histogram information.                                |
+| [pgvector :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector)         | v0.8.1    | A vector similarity search for PostgreSQL                                                                           |
+| [PostGIS :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/postgis/postgis)            | 3.5.4     | A spatial extension for PostgreSQL                                                                                  |
+| [PostgreSQL Common :octicons-link-external-16:](https://salsa.debian.org/postgresql/postgresql-common) | 287 | PostgreSQL database-cluster manager. Supports multiple PostgreSQL versions and clusters simultaneously              |
 | [wal2json :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/eulerto/wal2json)          | 2.6       | A PostgreSQL logical decoding JSON output plugin                                                                    |
+| [pg_tde :octicons-link-external-16:](https://github.com/percona/pg_tde)          | v2.1       | A PostgreSQL extension that provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to protect data at rest                                                                    |
 
 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and compatible derivatives, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL also includes the  supplemental `python3-etcd` 0.4.5 packages, which are used for setting up Patroni clusters.
 

diff --git a/docs/templates/pdf_cover_page.tpl b/docs/templates/pdf_cover_page.tpl
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 {% if config.site_description %}
 <h1>{{ config.site_description }}</h1>
 {% endif %} 
-<h2>17.6.1 (September 10, 2025)</h2>
+<h2>18.1.1 (November 15, 2025)</h2>
 <!--<h3>Percona Technical Documentation Team</h3>-->
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ nav:
   - Uninstall: uninstalling.md
   - Release notes:
       - "Release notes index": release-notes/release-notes.md
-      - "18.0.1": release-notes/release-notes-v18.1.1.md
+      - "18.1.1": release-notes/release-notes-v18.1.1.md
   - Reference:
       - Telemetry: telemetry.md
       - Licensing: licensing.md