diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 975d3120..97952632 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.18.1] - 2026-01-27
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Series Rules API Swagger Documentation: Fixed drf_yasg validation error where TYPE_ARRAY schemas were missing required items parameter, causing module import failure
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 371a0c5d..f821e438 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
 Dispatcharr version information.
 """
-__version__ = '0.18.0'  # Follow semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
+__version__ = '0.18.1'  # Follow semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
 __timestamp__ = None    # Set during CI/CD build process