diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 517bfde1..c1e35a38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.18.0](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0) (2025-05-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* warn about missing packages when deploying ([b5b93ff](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/commit/b5b93ff8c540108ce860d56d7c88b2161851dad6))
+
 ## [2.17.0](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.16.0...v2.17.0) (2025-05-15)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 71b11026..e7ec115f 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 log "Selecting version..."
 
-version=${VERSION:-v2.17.0}
+version=${VERSION:-v2.18.0}
 
 if [ ! $version ]; then
     log "${YELLOW}"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index d76bd2ba..cf869073 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.17.0
+2.18.0