diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9a528fe4..18e9f06a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.17.1"
+  ".": "1.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41001e4d..4e2d1012 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.18.0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/compare/onelitefeather.net-v1.17.1...onelitefeather.net-v1.18.0) (2026-10-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **seo:** give pages searchable titles and descriptions ([#471](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/471)) ([cd73766](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/cd73766dd7530fdbb153803056c6c4494aab370b))
+* **seo:** richer project and poi structured data ([#469](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/469)) ([8f902d0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/8f902d0278d29cb067a4d7e1e9022a06f95031b7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **seo:** consistent founding year and real team descriptions ([#472](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/472)) ([4141654](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/41416548fa9bcfc7cfddf3f8518a636e74afcea4))
+* **seo:** correct event status, poi image and breadcrumb urls ([#470](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/470)) ([aab9f8f](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/aab9f8fceb05ed153f64f5124aea686a5adc69a4))
+* **seo:** crop social images to the declared size ([#467](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/467)) ([03d7332](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/03d733279cab47a85e0f344a741e7065e2e9d1b8))
+
+
+### Performance
+
+* **analytics:** drop unused posthog extensions and defer recording ([#468](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/468)) ([e9e2bb6](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/e9e2bb699ed7803af7430dbb100987b508a24b4b))
+* **community-poi:** load the bluemap viewer on click ([#466](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/466)) ([0cf8560](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/0cf8560f4afbd6f9f095e4374404e1648e17ba1b))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **skills:** bring the nuxt-seo skill up to date ([#465](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/465)) ([8ab2142](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/8ab2142a87fb2e2b56d07dd6e0fd10ecad4b768a))
+
 ## [1.17.1](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/compare/onelitefeather.net-v1.17.0...onelitefeather.net-v1.17.1) (2026-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b131814a..7e10dc16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "onelitefeather.net",
-  "version": "1.17.1",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "description": "OneLiteFeather blog sharing network updates and engineering stories",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",