diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1a16eb7c82..3871700173 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+[4.18.3] - 2024-11-04
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* add management command to delete attempts
+
 [4.18.2] - 2024-10-03
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * fix various bugs related to exams configured with removed proctoring backend
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
index f5cb65ad4b..3b21ed1a2c 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__ = '4.18.2'
+__version__ = '4.18.3'
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/management/commands/reset_attempts.py b/edx_proctoring/management/commands/reset_attempts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06d13fba67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edx_proctoring/management/commands/reset_attempts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""
+Django management command to delete attempts. This command should only be used
+to remove attempts that have not been started or completed, as it will not
+reset problem state or grade overrides.
+"""
+import logging
+import time
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from edx_proctoring.models import ProctoredExamStudentAttempt
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """
+    Django Management command to delete attempts.
+    """
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '-p',
+            '--file_path',
+            metavar='file_path',
+            dest='file_path',
+            required=True,
+            help='Path to file.'
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--batch_size',
+            action='store',
+            dest='batch_size',
+            type=int,
+            default=300,
+            help='Maximum number of attempt_ids to process. '
+                 'This helps avoid overloading the database while updating large amount of data.'
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--sleep_time',
+            action='store',
+            dest='sleep_time',
+            type=int,
+            default=10,
+            help='Sleep time in seconds between update of batches'
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        """
+        Management command entry point, simply call into the signal firing
+        """
+        batch_size = options['batch_size']
+        sleep_time = options['sleep_time']
+        file_path = options['file_path']
+
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            ids_to_delete = file.readlines()
+
+        total_deleted = 0
+
+        for i in range(0, len(ids_to_delete), batch_size):
+            batch_to_delete = ids_to_delete[i:i + batch_size]
+
+            delete_queryset = ProctoredExamStudentAttempt.objects.filter(
+                id__in=batch_to_delete
+            )
+            deleted_count, _ = delete_queryset.delete()
+
+            total_deleted += deleted_count
+
+            log.info(f'{deleted_count} attempts deleted.')
+            time.sleep(sleep_time)
+
+        log.info(f'Job completed. {total_deleted} attempts deleted.')
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/management/commands/tests/test_reset_attempts.py b/edx_proctoring/management/commands/tests/test_reset_attempts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1933208bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edx_proctoring/management/commands/tests/test_reset_attempts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""
+Tests for the reset_attempts management command
+"""
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+import ddt
+
+from django.core.management import call_command
+
+from edx_proctoring.api import create_exam
+from edx_proctoring.models import ProctoredExamStudentAttempt
+from edx_proctoring.statuses import ProctoredExamStudentAttemptStatus
+from edx_proctoring.tests.utils import LoggedInTestCase
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class ResetAttemptsTests(LoggedInTestCase):
+    """
+    Coverage of the reset_attempts.py file
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Build up test data
+        """
+        super().setUp()
+        self.exam_id = create_exam(
+            course_id='a/b/c',
+            content_id='bar',
+            exam_name='Test Exam',
+            time_limit_mins=90
+        )
+
+        self.num_attempts = 10
+
+        user_list = self.create_batch_users(self.num_attempts)
+        for user in user_list:
+            ProctoredExamStudentAttempt.objects.create(
+                proctored_exam_id=self.exam_id,
+                user_id=user.id,
+                external_id='foo',
+                status=ProctoredExamStudentAttemptStatus.created,
+                allowed_time_limit_mins=10,
+                taking_as_proctored=True,
+                is_sample_attempt=False
+            )
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        5,
+        7,
+        10,
+    )
+    def test_run_command(self, num_to_delete):
+        """
+        Run the management command
+        """
+        ids = list(ProctoredExamStudentAttempt.objects.all().values_list('id', flat=True))[:num_to_delete]
+
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as file:
+            with open(file.name, 'w') as writing_file:
+                for num in ids:
+                    writing_file.write(str(num) + '\n')
+
+            call_command(
+                'reset_attempts',
+                batch_size=2,
+                sleep_time=0,
+                file_path=file.name,
+            )
+
+        attempts = ProctoredExamStudentAttempt.objects.all()
+        self.assertEqual(len(attempts), self.num_attempts - num_to_delete)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56b2bade77..ede756b5cf 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": "4.18.2",
+  "version": "4.18.3",
   "main": "edx_proctoring/static/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "gulp test"