diff --git a/packages/vaex-core/vaex/core/_version.py b/packages/vaex-core/vaex/core/_version.py
index 4ae5632e2..3fa3838fb 100644
--- a/packages/vaex-core/vaex/core/_version.py
+++ b/packages/vaex-core/vaex/core/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version_tuple__ = (4, 18, 0)
-__version__ = '4.18.0'
+__version_tuple__ = (4, 18, 1)
+__version__ = '4.18.1'
diff --git a/packages/vaex/setup.py b/packages/vaex/setup.py
index df2a90efb..aff52144d 100644
--- a/packages/vaex/setup.py
+++ b/packages/vaex/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 url = 'https://www.github.com/vaexio/vaex'
 
 install_requires = [
-      'vaex-core~=4.18.0',
+      'vaex-core~=4.18.1',
       'vaex-astro>=0.9.3,<0.10',
       'vaex-hdf5>=0.13.0,<0.15',
       'vaex-viz>=0.5.4,<0.6',