diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index ab91e4c67b5..91448fd6146 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "upstream": "apache/druid",
   "branches": [
     { "name": "0.16.1-incubating", "checked": true },
-    { "name": "0.17.0", "checked": true }
+    { "name": "0.17.0", "checked": true },
+    { "name": "0.18.0", "checked": true }
   ]
 }