diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst
index 1a565702..df0f6a54 100644
--- a/docs/history.rst
+++ b/docs/history.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 History
 =======
 
-Latest
+0.18.1
 -------
 - DEP: Pin rasterio>=1.3.7 (pull #826)
 - BUG:merge: Ensure dims and coords match input array (pull #828)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5273426f..30fec9b7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
 
 [project]
 name = "rioxarray"
-version = "0.18.1.dev0"
+version = "0.18.1"
 description = "geospatial xarray extension powered by rasterio"
 maintainers = [
     {name = "rioxarray Contributors"},