diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index ab4b40a452843..ef02b966848a1 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -98,3 +98,4 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "2.17.0"
   - "2.17.1"
   - "2.17.2"
+  - "2.18.0"
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 1e4e84ce81c12..9f6e5e67a4ad3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-opensearch        = 2.18.0
+opensearch        = 2.18.1
 lucene            = 9.12.0
 
 bundled_jdk_vendor = adoptium
diff --git a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
index 1d2d391d94338..a6244b37a81af 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
+++ b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_2_17_1 = new Version(2170199, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_11_1);
     public static final Version V_2_17_2 = new Version(2170299, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_11_1);
     public static final Version V_2_18_0 = new Version(2180099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_0);
-    public static final Version CURRENT = V_2_18_0;
+    public static final Version V_2_18_1 = new Version(2180199, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_12_0);
+    public static final Version CURRENT = V_2_18_1;
 
     public static Version fromId(int id) {
         final Version known = LegacyESVersion.idToVersion.get(id);