diff --git a/.github/workflows/explorer/docker-compose.yaml b/.github/workflows/explorer/docker-compose.yaml
index 40a308ad524..0cfe99d9822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/explorer/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/explorer/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   hydra-explorer:
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-explorer:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-explorer:0.18.1
     volumes:
     - /srv/var/cardano/state-preview:/data
     ports:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6acb92a9e5a..4b55bf77f07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 As a minor extension, we also keep a semantic version for the `UNRELEASED`
 changes.
 
-## [0.18.1] - UNRELEASED
+## [0.18.1] - 2024-08-15
 
 - New landing page and updated documentation style. [#1560](https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/pull/1560)
 
diff --git a/demo/docker-compose.yaml b/demo/docker-compose.yaml
index 380a7f83f0a..139ff66767d 100644
--- a/demo/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/demo/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ services:
 
   hydra-node-1:
    # NOTE: Make sure to use the same image in ./seed-devnet.sh
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.1
     build:
       context: ../
       target: hydra-node
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
 
   hydra-node-2:
     # NOTE: Make sure to use the same image in ./seed-devnet.sh
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.1
     build:
       context: ../
       target: hydra-node
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ services:
 
   hydra-node-3:
     # NOTE: Make sure to use the same image in ./seed-devnet.sh
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.1
     build:
       context: ../
       target: hydra-node
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   hydra-tui-1:
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.1
     build:
        context: ../
        target: hydra-tui
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ services:
         ipv4_address: 172.16.238.11
 
   hydra-tui-2:
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.1
     build:
        context: ../
        target: hydra-tui
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ services:
         ipv4_address: 172.16.238.21
 
   hydra-tui-3:
-    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-tui:0.18.1
     build:
        context: ../
        target: hydra-tui
diff --git a/demo/seed-devnet.sh b/demo/seed-devnet.sh
index 1c63ccb7cc6..811813de238 100755
--- a/demo/seed-devnet.sh
+++ b/demo/seed-devnet.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function hnode() {
       docker run --rm -it \
         --pull always \
         -v ${SCRIPT_DIR}/devnet:/devnet \
-        ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.0 -- ${@}
+        ghcr.io/cardano-scaling/hydra-node:0.18.1 -- ${@}
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md b/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
index f804d253fff..aff7c4b8cae 100644
--- a/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ After ensuring the tools above are available, begin by downloading pre-built bin
 
 ```shell
 mkdir -p bin
-hydra_version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.1
 mithril_version=2428.0
 cardano_node_version=9.1.0
 curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${hydra_version}/hydra-x86_64-linux-${hydra_version}.zip
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ chmod +x bin/*
 
 ```shell
 mkdir -p bin
-hydra_version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.1
 mithril_version=2428.0
 cardano_node_version=9.1.0
 curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${hydra_version}/hydra-aarch64-darwin-${hydra_version}.zip
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Start the `hydra-node` using these parameters:
 <TabItem value="alice" label="Alice">
 
 ```shell
-hydra_version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.1
 hydra-node \
   --node-id "alice-node" \
   --persistence-dir persistence-alice \
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ hydra-node \
 <TabItem value="bob" label="Bob">
 
 ```shell
-hydra_version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.1
 hydra-node \
   --node-id "bob-node" \
   --persistence-dir persistence-bob \
diff --git a/hydra-cardano-api/hydra-cardano-api.cabal b/hydra-cardano-api/hydra-cardano-api.cabal
index 12f17695c5e..44d96b1bd61 100644
--- a/hydra-cardano-api/hydra-cardano-api.cabal
+++ b/hydra-cardano-api/hydra-cardano-api.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name:          hydra-cardano-api
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      A Haskell API for Cardano, tailored to the Hydra project.
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2022 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-chain-observer/hydra-chain-observer.cabal b/hydra-chain-observer/hydra-chain-observer.cabal
index 0e31691d2b5..e92753b5569 100644
--- a/hydra-chain-observer/hydra-chain-observer.cabal
+++ b/hydra-chain-observer/hydra-chain-observer.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name:          hydra-chain-observer
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      Hydra Chain Observer
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2023 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-cluster/hydra-cluster.cabal b/hydra-cluster/hydra-cluster.cabal
index 576d568690f..e7124c893bf 100644
--- a/hydra-cluster/hydra-cluster.cabal
+++ b/hydra-cluster/hydra-cluster.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               hydra-cluster
-version:            0.18.0
+version:            0.18.1
 synopsis:
   Integration test suite using a local cluster of cardano and hydra nodes
 
diff --git a/hydra-explorer/hydra-explorer.cabal b/hydra-explorer/hydra-explorer.cabal
index b1ffddd831e..08b10a8ff5b 100644
--- a/hydra-explorer/hydra-explorer.cabal
+++ b/hydra-explorer/hydra-explorer.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name:          hydra-explorer
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      Hydra Explorer
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2023 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml b/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
index 5ce0d46f435..6acc309d622 100644
--- a/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
+++ b/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 asyncapi: '2.3.0'
 info:
   title: Hydra Node API
-  version: '0.18.0'
+  version: '0.18.1'
   description: |
     WebSocket/HTTP API for administrating & interacting with Hydra Heads: multi-party isomorphic state-channels for Cardano.
 
diff --git a/hydra-plutus-extras/hydra-plutus-extras.cabal b/hydra-plutus-extras/hydra-plutus-extras.cabal
index 3063f8d3348..485325b0103 100644
--- a/hydra-plutus-extras/hydra-plutus-extras.cabal
+++ b/hydra-plutus-extras/hydra-plutus-extras.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name:          hydra-plutus-extras
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:
   Several extras and extensions of plutus-tx and plutus-ledger-api
 
diff --git a/hydra-plutus/hydra-plutus.cabal b/hydra-plutus/hydra-plutus.cabal
index c6b1cb7e1ba..fce12d16db3 100644
--- a/hydra-plutus/hydra-plutus.cabal
+++ b/hydra-plutus/hydra-plutus.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name:          hydra-plutus
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      Hydra Plutus Contracts
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2022 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-prelude/hydra-prelude.cabal b/hydra-prelude/hydra-prelude.cabal
index 5a7ad83c6a0..ed5edf1f7a9 100644
--- a/hydra-prelude/hydra-prelude.cabal
+++ b/hydra-prelude/hydra-prelude.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name:          hydra-prelude
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      Custom Hydra Prelude used across other Hydra packages.
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2022 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-test-utils/hydra-test-utils.cabal b/hydra-test-utils/hydra-test-utils.cabal
index 6cb06f5bcec..2d428abd073 100644
--- a/hydra-test-utils/hydra-test-utils.cabal
+++ b/hydra-test-utils/hydra-test-utils.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name:          hydra-test-utils
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      Hydra utilities for testing, aka. "Test Prelude"
 author:        IOG
 copyright:     2022 IOG
diff --git a/hydra-tui/hydra-tui.cabal b/hydra-tui/hydra-tui.cabal
index 0161d5cb027..97cc8cc3d78 100644
--- a/hydra-tui/hydra-tui.cabal
+++ b/hydra-tui/hydra-tui.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name:          hydra-tui
-version:       0.18.0
+version:       0.18.1
 synopsis:      TUI for managing a Hydra node
 description:   TUI for managing a Hydra node
 author:        IOG
diff --git a/networks.json b/networks.json
index 97ba2bd6900..fc51759bddb 100644
--- a/networks.json
+++ b/networks.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
         "0.15.0": "7d998b617526d827dd69a495f5d5dc2c5e293b86a62ad61cb2fb5f2503cd87f0",
         "0.16.0": "2d52e5787b198daeb280f9de63e5dec126b1843b050e85b1642ff8e47cb6de73",
         "0.17.0": "0d2eca8c8daf23061f5ba24a8f3113afba52a2e26318dc78c5583d9fc86b7b85",
-        "0.18.0": "747c39eb53a4092fd46e10b417beef9781bf336a4fc1fd439e7492fe3876a1ba"
+        "0.18.0": "747c39eb53a4092fd46e10b417beef9781bf336a4fc1fd439e7492fe3876a1ba",
+        "0.18.1": "747c39eb53a4092fd46e10b417beef9781bf336a4fc1fd439e7492fe3876a1ba"
     },
     "preprod": {
         "0.13.0": "f917dcd1fa2653e33d6d0ca5a067468595b546120c3085fab60848c34f92c265",
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@
         "0.15.0": "8ce483e2d4b81f9254392afda1f85d1e123165665593228c39064691903f431a",
         "0.16.0": "6264cee4d5eab3fb58ab67f3899ecbcc0d7e72732a2d9c1c5d638115db6ca711",
         "0.17.0": "c7b9db4986611d0ce7ff8546ef5d42af68566783a40604c372182342c4124e7d",
-        "0.18.0": "976b28bc716490fbaa4e17d7bf33b04f27fcfafef58c436c4f2644adeeb48829"
+        "0.18.0": "976b28bc716490fbaa4e17d7bf33b04f27fcfafef58c436c4f2644adeeb48829",
+        "0.18.1": "976b28bc716490fbaa4e17d7bf33b04f27fcfafef58c436c4f2644adeeb48829"
     },
     "preview": {
         "0.13.0": "1e00c627ec4b2ad0b4aa68068d3818ca0e41338c87e5504cda118c4050a98763",
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@
         "0.15.0": "c21b70a719112f76d318abcfee95499a27556ef4a18b1c62bc38e4b9c07ae3a6",
         "0.16.0": "1f34e4ee2404a5e4fc8ef970b7b8717af34c1a5a22107b82cde79c5d11da93b9",
         "0.17.0": "6d3f02bc648c1b62bb90fc221a8476fc47d4faaea4a293b00e58ac40c3377b85",
-        "0.18.0": "19d25f489ffa66ba3568342657fe441f47a417d4e31585b5f0278ebe619ecf41"
+        "0.18.0": "19d25f489ffa66ba3568342657fe441f47a417d4e31585b5f0278ebe619ecf41",
+        "0.18.1": "19d25f489ffa66ba3568342657fe441f47a417d4e31585b5f0278ebe619ecf41"
     },
     "sanchonet": {
         "0.16.0": "af37f4f6bf7459d2ae1d6b2a1a2e4049465b62a8ebc308f3d6d6af68240a4419",