diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac394f723..d83812212 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [3.18.1](https://github.com/medic/cht-conf/compare/v3.18.0...v3.18.1) (2023-04-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **#555:** handle non-existent directory in update-extension-libs ([#557](https://github.com/medic/cht-conf/issues/557)) ([20ea03e](https://github.com/medic/cht-conf/commit/20ea03e27df266b43536addc795e842a47d37f07)), closes [#555](https://github.com/medic/cht-conf/issues/555)
+
 # [3.18.0](https://github.com/medic/cht-conf/compare/v3.17.0...v3.18.0) (2023-04-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 239b02028..8eb8cdc86 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cht-conf",
-  "version": "3.18.0",
+  "version": "3.18.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cht-conf",
-      "version": "3.18.0",
+      "version": "3.18.1",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hapi/joi": "^16.1.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec16c7ead..4e7e5f829 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cht-conf",
-  "version": "3.18.0",
+  "version": "3.18.1",
   "description": "Configure CHT deployments",
   "main": "./src/lib/main.js",
   "engines": {