diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 09a93913..bc60637b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.1"
+  ".": "0.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 767021f2..2220f8b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) (2026-04-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* trigger release for unreleased changes ([#338](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/issues/338)) ([b8c899b](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/commit/b8c899b5d61eedc7fdd413b0b77f3e0d366d0e23))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) (2026-04-27)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index afd1c995..19448296 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ado-aw-derive",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a8502e0a..6c5fc417 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]