diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 317ad784b..cc5900c5c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "18.1.0"
+  ".": "18.1.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85e516176..90eee084e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please?activeTab=versions
 
+## [18.1.1](https://github.com/nominal-io/release-please/compare/v18.1.0...v18.1.1) (2025-12-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adjust publish workflow ([#7](https://github.com/nominal-io/release-please/issues/7)) ([ff8d3fa](https://github.com/nominal-io/release-please/commit/ff8d3faed6fa8cb54a189cf099a8d0496d5765fa))
+
 ## [18.1.0](https://github.com/nominal-io/release-please/compare/v18.0.2...v18.1.0) (2025-12-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4389a3a63..247e00440 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@nominal-io/release-please",
-  "version": "18.1.0",
+  "version": "18.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@nominal-io/release-please",
-      "version": "18.1.0",
+      "version": "18.1.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3326dbd0e..be6af284b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nominal-io/release-please",
-  "version": "18.1.0",
+  "version": "18.1.1",
   "description": "generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec",
   "main": "./build/src/index.js",
   "bin": "./build/src/bin/release-please.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 114fad371..38e2bd782 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ export const configSchema = require('../../schemas/config.json');
 export const manifestSchema = require('../../schemas/manifest.json');
 
 // x-release-please-start-version
-export const VERSION = '18.1.0';
+export const VERSION = '18.1.1';
 // x-release-please-end