diff --git a/8.0-rc/Dockerfile b/8.0-rc/Dockerfile
index a84acbf12..895005ad9 100644
--- a/8.0-rc/Dockerfile
+++ b/8.0-rc/Dockerfile
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ RUN echo "deb [ signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.asc ] http://$MONGO_REPO/apt
 RUN echo "deb [ signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mongodb.asc ] http://$MONGO_REPO/apt/ubuntu noble/${MONGO_PACKAGE%-unstable}/8.0 multiverse" | tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-8.0.list"
 
 # https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/
-ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0~rc17
-# 08/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0~rc18
+# 08/16/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05
 
 RUN set -x \
 # installing "mongodb-enterprise" pulls in "tzdata" which prompts for input
diff --git a/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile b/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile
index ecdafa376..eb798bc57 100644
--- a/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile
+++ b/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-1809/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN setx /m PATH "C:\mongodb\bin;%PATH%"
 USER ContainerUser
 # doing this first to share cache across versions more aggressively
 
-COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-1809 \
+COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc18-windowsservercore-1809 \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140.dll \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140_1.dll \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140.dll \
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-1809 \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\
 
 # https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/
-ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc17
-# 08/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc18
+# 08/16/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05
 
-COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-1809 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
+COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc18-windowsservercore-1809 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
 RUN mongod --version
 
 VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
diff --git a/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile b/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
index 5f699515c..d2e03a09d 100644
--- a/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
+++ b/8.0-rc/windows/nanoserver-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN setx /m PATH "C:\mongodb\bin;%PATH%"
 USER ContainerUser
 # doing this first to share cache across versions more aggressively
 
-COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 \
+COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc18-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140.dll \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\msvcp140_1.dll \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\vcruntime140.dll \
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 \
 	C:\\Windows\\System32\\
 
 # https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/
-ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc17
-# 08/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc18
+# 08/16/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05
 
-COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc17-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
+COPY --from=mongo:8.0.0-rc18-windowsservercore-ltsc2022 C:\\mongodb C:\\mongodb
 RUN mongod --version
 
 VOLUME C:\\data\\db C:\\data\\configdb
diff --git a/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile b/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile
index 944ab0407..f50485d26 100644
--- a/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile
+++ b/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-1809/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1809
 SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
 
 # https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/
-ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc17
-# 08/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc18
+# 08/16/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05
 
-ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc17-signed.msi
-ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=784480cb95392566d2556c880608cce2374cf3d45c0885790cb9441eebbd2220
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc18-signed.msi
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=6440c24623669f23b7d6967c968e165472bd0bf249eaec040634df57e4147d7f
 
 RUN Write-Host ('Downloading {0} ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL); \
 	[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; \
diff --git a/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile b/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
index dfa0a2ecd..af8416235 100644
--- a/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
+++ b/8.0-rc/windows/windowsservercore-ltsc2022/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
 SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
 
 # https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/
-ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc17
-# 08/12/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d
+ENV MONGO_VERSION 8.0.0-rc18
+# 08/16/2024, https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/tree/b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05
 
-ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc17-signed.msi
-ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=784480cb95392566d2556c880608cce2374cf3d45c0885790cb9441eebbd2220
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc18-signed.msi
+ENV MONGO_DOWNLOAD_SHA256=6440c24623669f23b7d6967c968e165472bd0bf249eaec040634df57e4147d7f
 
 RUN Write-Host ('Downloading {0} ...' -f $env:MONGO_DOWNLOAD_URL); \
 	[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; \
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 57568d878..3d87a202e 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@
   },
   "8.0": null,
   "8.0-rc": {
-    "changes": "https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SERVER%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20%228.0.0-rc17%22%20ORDER%20BY%20status%20DESC%2C%20priority%20DESC",
-    "date": "08/12/2024",
-    "githash": "d048540c013d1c3153b5e3b52f9cfc6ed4dea69d",
+    "changes": "https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SERVER%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20%228.0.0-rc18%22%20ORDER%20BY%20status%20DESC%2C%20priority%20DESC",
+    "date": "08/16/2024",
+    "githash": "b7d9ec86f5429e1f7319465f42a70b58367edf05",
     "linux": "ubuntu2404",
     "notes": "https://docs.mongodb.org/master/release-notes/8.0/",
     "pgp": [
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@
           "Router",
           "ServerNoService"
         ],
-        "msi": "https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc17-signed.msi",
-        "sha256": "784480cb95392566d2556c880608cce2374cf3d45c0885790cb9441eebbd2220",
+        "msi": "https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-8.0.0-rc18-signed.msi",
+        "sha256": "6440c24623669f23b7d6967c968e165472bd0bf249eaec040634df57e4147d7f",
         "variants": [
           "windowsservercore-ltsc2022",
           "windowsservercore-1809",
@@ -407,6 +407,6 @@
         ]
       }
     },
-    "version": "8.0.0-rc17"
+    "version": "8.0.0-rc18"
   }
 }