diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f10948..25e1321 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+# Version 0.18.0 (2026-02-15)
+
+A few new features, documentation enhancements and breaking changes.
+
+## Breaking changes
+- Removed one default feature: `reuseport`. It is handled transparently now. (see commit `58bc8c5`)
+- New feature: support `.` and `\` in instance names (see commit `3481b94`)
+- New internal fix: proper cleanup on daemon shutdown (see commit `8d24304`)
+- New internal fix: exclude point-to-point interfaces by default (e.g. tunnel interface) (see commit `85b6cd9`)
+
+## All changes
+* `b694333 2026-02-12` Added documentation about service name length (FelixSelter)
+* `85b6cd9 2026-02-10` fix for macOS: exclude IFF_POINTTOPOINT interfaces and exclude Apple P2P interfaces by default (#425) (keepsimple1)
+* `58bc8c5 2026-02-09` fix: invert reuseport feature (#430) (keepsimple1)
+* `8d24304 2026-02-07` feat: add proper cleanup on daemon shutdown (#421) (Thibaut M.)
+* `69418d6 2026-02-05` chore: update some comments (#429) (keepsimple1)
+* `3481b94 2026-02-06` feat: implement RFC 6763 Section 4.3 escaping for instance names (#420) (Thibaut M.)
+* `58c15b4 2026-01-27` fix: only add a scope in Display to unicast link local v6 addresses (#424) (hrzlgnm)
+* `3f34136 2026-01-24` Return errors from send_dns_outgoing (#419) (keepsimple1)
+* `0e323f6 2026-01-21` ci: update github action checkout (#422) (Thibaut M.)
+
+Thanks and welcome new contributors: @thibaut-pascal, @FelixSelter
+
 # Version 0.17.2 (2026-01-16)
 
 ## New features (non-breaking)
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dc2941c..ba690f3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mdns-sd"
-version = "0.17.2"
+version = "0.18.0"
 authors = ["keepsimple <keepsimple@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 rust-version = "1.71.0"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1f2717c..7fc80dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 //! // Create a daemon
 //! let mdns = ServiceDaemon::new().expect("Failed to create daemon");
 //!
-//! // Recommended: Setup a monitor connection to receive events, especially errors from the daemon thread.
+//! // Optional: setup a monitor channel to receive events, especially errors from the daemon.
 //! let receiver = mdns.monitor().expect("Failed to monitor daemon");
 //! std::thread::spawn(move || {
 //!     while let Ok(event) = receiver.recv() {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 //! });
 //!
 //! // Create a service info.
-//! // ❗ Make sure that the service name: "mdns-sd-my-test" is not longer than the max length limit. (15 characters by default)
+//! // Make sure that the service name: "mdns-sd-my-test" is not longer than the max length limit (15 by default).
 //! let service_type = "_mdns-sd-my-test._udp.local.";
 //! let instance_name = "my_instance";
 //! let ip = "192.168.1.12";
diff --git a/src/service_daemon.rs b/src/service_daemon.rs
index 29a0b23..4ab6992 100644
--- a/src/service_daemon.rs
+++ b/src/service_daemon.rs
@@ -5258,17 +5258,16 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_cache_only_unsolicited() {
-        // construct service info
-        let service_type = "_cache_only._udp.local.";
+        let service_type = "_c_unsolicit._udp.local.";
         let instance = "test_instance";
-        let host_name = "cache_only_host.local.";
+        let host_name = "c_unsolicit_host.local.";
         let service_ip_addr = my_ip_interfaces(false)
             .iter()
             .find(|iface| iface.ip().is_ipv4())
             .map(|iface| iface.ip())
             .unwrap();
 
-        let mut my_service = ServiceInfo::new(
+        let my_service = ServiceInfo::new(
             service_type,
             instance,
             host_name,
@@ -5278,9 +5277,6 @@ mod tests {
         )
         .unwrap();
 
-        let new_ttl = 3; // for testing only.
-        my_service._set_other_ttl(new_ttl);
-
         // register my service
         let mdns_server = ServiceDaemon::new().expect("Failed to create mdns server");
         let result = mdns_server.register(my_service);
diff --git a/src/service_info.rs b/src/service_info.rs
index 0f18d34..22261b0 100644
--- a/src/service_info.rs
+++ b/src/service_info.rs
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ fn escape_instance_name(name: &str) -> String {
 /// as well as A (IPv4 Address) and AAAA (IPv6 Address) records.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ServiceInfo {
-    // With default settings service name length must be <= 15 bytes
-    // so "_abcdefghijklmno._udp.local." would be valid but "_abcdefghijklmnop._udp.local." is not
-    ty_domain: String, // <service>.<domain>
+    /// Service type and domain: {service-type-name}.{domain}
+    /// By default the service-type-name length must be <= 15.
+    /// so "_abcdefghijklmno._udp.local." would be valid but "_abcdefghijklmnop._udp.local." is not
+    ty_domain: String,
 
     /// See RFC6763 section 7.1 about "Subtypes":
     /// <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6763#section-7.1>
@@ -128,12 +129,8 @@ pub(crate) enum ServiceStatus {
 impl ServiceInfo {
     /// Creates a new service info.
     ///
-    /// `ty_domain` is the service type and the domain label, for example
-    /// "_my-service._udp.local.".
-    /// With default settings service name length must be <= 15 bytes
-    /// so "_abcdefghijklmno._udp.local." would be valid but "_abcdefghijklmnop._udp.local." is not  
-    /// ❗ **This will fail with an error log which may not be noticed unless you properly setup logging**.
-    /// It is recommended to setup a monitor connection via `ServiceDaemon::monitor()`
+    /// `ty_domain` is the service type and the domain label, for example "_my-service._udp.local.".
+    /// By default the service type length must be <= 15 bytes
     ///
     /// `my_name` is the instance name, without the service type suffix.
     /// It allows dots (`.`) and backslashes (`\`).