diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5e39b94..513fac0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.18.0"
+  ".": "0.18.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c1e1da..78ae6e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.1](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-json-template-engine/compare/v0.18.0...v0.18.1) (2024-09-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* npm vulnerabilities ([61972c4](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-json-template-engine/commit/61972c4e101ec914be6e9fe29c16596f35a0f752))
+
 ## [0.18.0](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-json-template-engine/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) (2024-08-22)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 06efdcc..834fbdc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@rudderstack/json-template-engine",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@rudderstack/json-template-engine",
-      "version": "0.18.0",
+      "version": "0.18.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.19.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d74a22..8c2900c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rudderstack/json-template-engine",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-json-template-engine",
   "description": "A library for evaluating JSON template expressions.",
   "main": "build/index.js",
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 93de08e..bfe9677 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ engine.evaluate({ name: 'World' }); // => 'Hello World'
 ### Use CDN URL directly in the browser
 Latest URL: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rudderstack/json-template-engine/build/json-template.min.js
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-Versioned URL: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rudderstack/json-template-engine@0.18.0/build/json-template.min.js 
+Versioned URL: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rudderstack/json-template-engine@0.18.1/build/json-template.min.js 
 
 ```html
 <script type="module">
-      import { JsonTemplateEngine } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rudderstack/json-template-engine@0.18.0/build/json-template.min.js';
+      import { JsonTemplateEngine } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rudderstack/json-template-engine@0.18.1/build/json-template.min.js';
       const engine = JsonTemplateEngine.createAsSync(`'Hello ' + .name`);
       engine.evaluate({ name: 'World' });
 </script>