diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78b8614..3f73907 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Binaries can be built with Habitat. See the PowerShell script `.\.expeditor\buil
 
 ### Build on merge
 
+(Broken due to credentials for pushing gem, but also `.\.expeditor\update_version.sh` appears to be broken as well.
+
 `workflows/gem-build.yml` should normally build on merge to `main`
 
 ### Manual build
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3d5ab6e..d4df104 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.0.2
+18.1.0
diff --git a/chef-powershell/lib/chef-powershell/version.rb b/chef-powershell/lib/chef-powershell/version.rb
index 796cb0f..3cd83db 100644
--- a/chef-powershell/lib/chef-powershell/version.rb
+++ b/chef-powershell/lib/chef-powershell/version.rb
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 module ChefPowerShellModule
   CHEFPOWERSHELL_ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
-  VERSION = "18.0.3"
+  VERSION = "18.1.0"
 end