Backport PR #12514: prepare release notes

.travis.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 b' install:'
   - pip install pip --upgrade
   - pip install setuptools --upgrade
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "3.6" ]]; then
-      echo "for the tiem being still test on 3.6";
+      echo "for the time being still test on 3.6";
       sed -i bkp s/7/6/g setup.py;
       git diff;
     fi

README.rst

@@ -29,6 +29,8 b' contribute to the project.'
 
 Starting with IPython 7.10, IPython follows `NEP 29 <https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html>`_
 
+**IPython 7.17+** requires Python version 3.7 and above.
+
 **IPython 7.10+** requires Python version 3.6 and above.
 
 **IPython 7.0** requires Python version 3.5 and above.

docs/source/whatsnew/version7.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,21 b''
  7.x Series
 ============
 
+.. _version 718:
+
+IPython 7.18
+============
+
+IPython 7.18 is a minor release that mostly contains bugfixes.
+
+ - ``CRLF`` is now handled by magics my default; solving some issues due to copy
+   pasting on windows. :ghpull:`12475`
+
+ - Requirin pexpect ``>=4.3`` as we are Python 3.7+ only and earlier version of
+   pexpect will be incompatible. :ghpull:`12510`
+
+
+
 .. _version 717:
 
 IPython 7.17