diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index 728e224147..89faededd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.12
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install pip
         run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
index 7b1e676356..f34458f811 100644
--- a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 """
 
 # Be sure to update the version number in edx_proctoring/package.json
-__version__ = '4.18.0'
+__version__ = '4.18.1'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1d5dab277e..ea19686661 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@edx/edx-proctoring",
-  "version": "4.18.0",
+  "version": "4.18.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@edx/edx-proctoring",
-      "version": "4.18.0",
+      "version": "4.18.1",
       "license": "GNU Affero GPLv3",
       "devDependencies": {
         "babel-polyfill": "^6.26.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3d19b25d1..255bd3e632 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@edx/edx-proctoring",
   "//": "Note that the version format is slightly different than that of the Python version when using prereleases.",
-  "version": "4.18.0",
+  "version": "4.18.1",
   "main": "edx_proctoring/static/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "gulp test"