diff --git a/book/src/installer.md b/book/src/installer.md
index 92d985d27d..8310ea7e33 100644
--- a/book/src/installer.md
+++ b/book/src/installer.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ updates is managed using an on-chain update manifest program.
 #### Fetch and run a pre-built installer using a bootstrap curl/shell script
 The easiest install method for supported platforms:
 ```bash
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh
 ```
 
 This script will check github for the latest tagged release and download and run the
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If additional arguments need to be specified during the installation, the
 following shell syntax is used:
 ```bash
 $ init_args=.... # arguments for `solana-install-init ...`
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - ${init_args}
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - ${init_args}
 ```
 
 #### Fetch and run a pre-built installer from a Github release
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ With a well-known release URL, a pre-built binary can be obtained for supported
 platforms:
 
 ```bash
-$ curl -o solana-install-init https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/download/v0.16.0/solana-install-init-x86_64-apple-darwin
+$ curl -o solana-install-init https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/releases/download/v0.18.0/solana-install-init-x86_64-apple-darwin
 $ chmod +x ./solana-install-init
 $ ./solana-install-init --help
 ```
diff --git a/book/src/running-replicator.md b/book/src/running-replicator.md
index 2cd2bbaa69..678adf9352 100644
--- a/book/src/running-replicator.md
+++ b/book/src/running-replicator.md
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ software.
 
 ##### Linux and mac OS
 ```bash
-$ export SOLANA_RELEASE=v0.16.0  # skip this line to install the latest release
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s
 ```
 
 Alternatively build the `solana-install` program from source and run the
diff --git a/book/src/validator-software.md b/book/src/validator-software.md
index a959edb03c..7ca4ff4189 100644
--- a/book/src/validator-software.md
+++ b/book/src/validator-software.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The `solana-install` tool can be used to easily install and upgrade the validato
 software on Linux x86_64 and mac OS systems.
 
 ```bash
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.5/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s
 ```
 
 Alternatively build the `solana-install` program from source and run the
diff --git a/book/src/validator-testnet.md b/book/src/validator-testnet.md
index a24b23823b..49328bc323 100644
--- a/book/src/validator-testnet.md
+++ b/book/src/validator-testnet.md
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ commands in the following pages.
 If you are bootstrapping with `solana-install`, you can specify the release tag or named channel to install to match your desired testnet.
 
 ```bash
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.5/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - 0.17.2
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - 0.18.0
 ```
 
 ```bash
-$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.16.5/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - beta
+$ curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/solana/v0.18.0/install/solana-install-init.sh | sh -s - beta
 ```
 
 Similarly, you can add this argument to the `solana-install` command if you've built the program from source:
 ```bash
-$ solana-install init 0.17.2
+$ solana-install init 0.18.0
 ```
 
 If you are downloading pre-compiled binaries or building from source, simply choose the release matching your desired testnet.