diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfb91957..72a1de6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Changelog
 
 NOTE: pywa follows the [semver](https://semver.org/) versioning standard.
 
+### 1.18.1 (2024-05-05)
+
+- [client] fix document filename
+
+
 ### 1.18.0 (2024-05-02)
 
 - [client] allow to modify token and remove handlers/callbacks
diff --git a/pywa/__init__.py b/pywa/__init__.py
index 9ff1bf5f..a9db2bd1 100644
--- a/pywa/__init__.py
+++ b/pywa/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 from pywa.client import WhatsApp
 from pywa.utils import Version
 
-__version__ = "1.18.0"
+__version__ = "1.18.1"
 __author__ = "David Lev"
 __license__ = "MIT"