diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 133759e0..ecc7e6d7 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ install:
         $LDC_URL = "https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/releases/download/v1.27.1/ldc2-1.27.1-windows-x64.7z"
         $LDC_NME = "C:\ldc.7z";
         $LAZ_URL = "https://gitlab.com/basile.b/laz-bin-cache.git"
-        $LAZ_NME = "laz-bin-cache\lazarus-2.0.12-fpc-3.2.0-win64.exe"
+        $LAZ_NME = "laz-bin-cache\lazarus-2.2.0-fpc-3.2.2-win64.exe"
 
         (new-object net.webclient).DownloadFile($LDC_URL, $LDC_NME)
         7z x $LDC_NME -o"C:\" -y -r
         Rename-Item "C:\ldc2-1.27.1-windows-x64" "C:\ldc"
 
-        git clone $LAZ_URL
+        git clone $LAZ_URL --depth=1
         Start-Process -FilePath $LAZ_NME -Wait -ArgumentList "/SILENT", "/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES", "/DIR=C:\lazarus"
 
 build_script:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ff08062..62298235 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ release:
   - update-alternatives --config ld
   - ld --version
   # lazarus
-  - git clone https://gitlab.com/basile.b/laz-bin-cache.git
+  - git clone https://gitlab.com/basile.b/laz-bin-cache.git --depth=1
   - cd laz-bin-cache
-  - apt install -y ./fpc-laz_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb
-  - apt install -y ./fpc-src_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb
-  - apt install -y ./lazarus-project_2.0.12-0_amd64.deb
+  - apt install -y ./fpc-laz_3.2.2-210709_amd64.deb
+  - apt install -y ./fpc-src_3.2.2-210709_amd64.deb
+  - apt install -y ./lazarus-project_2.2.0-0_amd64.deb
   - cd ..
   script:
   - bash setup/build-release.sh
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32f8c402..b69aaef9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# v3.9.18-dev
+# v3.9.18-beta.1
 
 ## Enhancements
 
 - Search and Replace: after a failed search give the editor the focus back.
 - It's possible to open ".mak" or "makefile" files as projects. The project inspector will display the rules as configurations and the content of "src/", "include/", "import/" as source files.
-- Added symbolic strings CLN (CaretLineNUmber) and CCN (CaretColumnNumber).
+- Added new symbolic strings _CLN_ (CaretLineNUmber) and _CCN_ (CaretColumnNumber).
 
 ## Bugs fixed
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ## Other
 
 - dexed-d does not rely on the old "iz" library anymore.
+- last version that can be build with Lazarus 2.1.z
 
 # v3.9.17
 
diff --git a/setup/build-release.sh b/setup/build-release.sh
index c6b783ee..e5d6cb02 100644
--- a/setup/build-release.sh
+++ b/setup/build-release.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ if [ ! -f "../bin/libdexed-d.so" ]; then
     echo "this explains linking issues..."
     exit 1
 fi
-cp "../bin/libdexed-d.so" "/lib64/libdexed-d.so"
-cp "../bin/libdexed-d.so" "/lib/libdexed-d.so"
+#cp "../bin/libdexed-d.so" "/lib64/libdexed-d.so"
+#cp "../bin/libdexed-d.so" "/lib/libdexed-d.so"
 cd ..
 
 # dexed
diff --git a/setup/version.txt b/setup/version.txt
index 5c29192a..1f18d461 100644
--- a/setup/version.txt
+++ b/setup/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.9.17
+v3.9.18-beta.1
diff --git a/src/u_infos.lfm b/src/u_infos.lfm
index af350cd9..5c853779 100644
--- a/src/u_infos.lfm
+++ b/src/u_infos.lfm
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ inherited InfoWidget: TInfoWidget
           BorderSpacing.Around = 8
           Font.Style = [fsBold]
           Layout = tlCenter
-          ParentColor = False
           ParentFont = False
         end
         object Label2: TLabel
@@ -52,10 +51,9 @@ inherited InfoWidget: TInfoWidget
           Align = alClient
           Alignment = taCenter
           BorderSpacing.Around = 8
-          Caption = 'Licensed under the terms of the BSL-1.0'#10'©Basile Burg, 2014-2021'
+          Caption = 'Licensed under the terms of the BSL-1.0'#10'©Basile Burg, 2014-2022'
           Font.Style = [fsItalic]
           Layout = tlCenter
-          ParentColor = False
           ParentFont = False
         end
       end
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ inherited InfoWidget: TInfoWidget
       end
     end
     inherited toolbar: TDexedToolBar
+      Height = 30
       Width = 279
     end
   end