diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2625eacaca..e0d8c90711 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<a name="8.18.1"></a>
+## [8.18.1](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/compare/v8.18.0...v8.18.1) (2024-09-17)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **package:** Update to VHS v3.14.2 ([#8869](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/issues/8869)) ([89eb454](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/commit/89eb454))
+
 <a name="8.18.0"></a>
 # [8.18.0](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/compare/v8.17.4...v8.18.0) (2024-09-10)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c08e4f3f25..a81f51e6da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Video.js was started in the middle of 2010 and is now used on over ~~50,000~~ ~~
 Thanks to the awesome folks over at [Fastly][fastly], there's a free, CDN hosted version of Video.js that anyone can use. Add these tags to your document's `<head>`:
 
 ```html
-<link href="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.18.0/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.18.0/video.min.js"></script>
+<link href="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.18.1/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+<script src="//vjs.zencdn.net/8.18.1/video.min.js"></script>
 ```
 
 Alternatively, you can include Video.js by getting it from [npm](https://videojs.com/getting-started/#install-via-npm), downloading it from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/releases) or by including it via [unpkg](https://unpkg.com) or another JavaScript CDN, like CDNjs.
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ Alternatively, you can include Video.js by getting it from [npm](https://videojs
 <script src="https://unpkg.com/video.js/dist/video.min.js"></script>
 
 <!-- unpkg : use a specific version of Video.js (change the version numbers as necessary) -->
-<link href="https://unpkg.com/video.js@8.18.0/dist/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="https://unpkg.com/video.js@8.18.0/dist/video.min.js"></script>
+<link href="https://unpkg.com/video.js@8.18.1/dist/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+<script src="https://unpkg.com/video.js@8.18.1/dist/video.min.js"></script>
 
 <!-- cdnjs : use a specific version of Video.js (change the version numbers as necessary) -->
-<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/8.18.0/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/8.18.0/video.min.js"></script>
+<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/8.18.1/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/8.18.1/video.min.js"></script>
 ```
 
 Next, using Video.js is as simple as creating a `<video>` element, but with an additional `data-setup` attribute. At a minimum, this attribute must have a value of `'{}'`, but it can include any Video.js [options][options] - just make sure it contains valid JSON!
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a7aa6c5dc..04ba02d739 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
-  "version": "8.18.0",
+  "version": "8.18.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cb2038796..664e6fdb3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 video player that supports HLS and DASH with a common API and skin.",
-  "version": "8.18.0",
+  "version": "8.18.1",
   "main": "./dist/video.cjs.js",
   "module": "./dist/video.es.js",
   "style": "./dist/video-js.css",
