diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 7a0ef95c..fde23294 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Project: jackson-module-jsonSchema
 
 -
 
+2.18.1 (28-Oct-2024)
 2.18.0 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 No changes since 2.17