diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16895e045..6c32942a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-storage/#history
 
+## [2.18.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/compare/v2.18.0...v2.18.1) (2024-08-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Properly escape URL construction for XML MPU API ([#1333](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/issues/1333)) ([bf4d0e0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/commit/bf4d0e0a2ef1d608d679c22b13d8f5d90b39c7b2))
+
 ## [2.18.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0) (2024-07-09)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/version.py b/google/cloud/storage/version.py
index a613e5ea2..fdae0c9bb 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.18.0"
+__version__ = "2.18.1"