diff --git a/LATEST-VERSION.txt b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
index f72019128..2a34c700c 100644
--- a/LATEST-VERSION.txt
+++ b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.18.0
+v1.18.1
diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 6c6a76595..8b1378917 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-# Release Notes
 
-## What's New
-- Added secondary rate limit handling to GitHub CLI commands to gracefully handle 403/429 responses with proper retry logic, exponential backoff, and clear error messaging. This improves reliability when running multiple concurrent migrations.
diff --git a/releasenotes/v1.18.1.md b/releasenotes/v1.18.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c6a76595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/v1.18.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Release Notes
+
+## What's New
+- Added secondary rate limit handling to GitHub CLI commands to gracefully handle 403/429 responses with proper retry logic, exponential backoff, and clear error messaging. This improves reliability when running multiple concurrent migrations.