diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ea4523ed..ff404bb5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.9.17"
+    ".": "1.9.18"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2af899b2..d87fb06a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.18](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/compare/v1.9.17...v1.9.18) (2026-03-16)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **deps:** bump tar in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory ([#1518](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/issues/1518)) ([9aaa3d1](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/commit/9aaa3d16acd58844857fb8a099f38c0f2892d3a6))
+
 ## [1.9.17](https://github.com/LEDBrain/Community-Service/compare/v1.9.16...v1.9.17) (2026-03-08)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39f948c9..e07dc654 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "community-service",
-    "version": "1.9.17",
+    "version": "1.9.18",
     "description": "A Discord bot in Typescript",
     "main": "dist/src/index.js",
     "type": "module",