diff --git a/.VERSION_PREFIX b/.VERSION_PREFIX
index 68209c0..d907c15 100644
--- a/.VERSION_PREFIX
+++ b/.VERSION_PREFIX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17
\ No newline at end of file
+1.18
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 058b3c5..0068d65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Unreleased
+# 1.18.150 (2024-01-24 / 1e4f0e2)
 
 ## Changed
 
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ not take into account utf-16 encoding.
 
 ## Added
 
-- Initial release, public vars: `uri`, `join`, `coerce`, `parse`, `edn-readers`
+- Initial release, public vars: `uri`, `join`, `coerce`, `parse`, `edn-readers`
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 137becb..d978387 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ To install, add the following dependency to your project or build file:
 deps.edn:
 
 ``` clojure
-lambdaisland/uri {:mvn/version "1.17.141"}
+lambdaisland/uri {:mvn/version "1.18.150"}
 ```
 
 project.clj
 
 ``` clojure
-[lambdaisland/uri "1.17.141"]
+[lambdaisland/uri "1.18.150"]
 ```
 
 ## Usage