diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b1e84e..516e4e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.18.1] - 2024-05-24
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Make ServiceMonitor optional through `serviceMonitor.enabled` helm value (useful in mc-bootstrap).
@@ -382,7 +384,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [0.0.1] - 2021-03-18
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.18.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.18.1...HEAD
+[2.18.1]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.18.0...v2.18.1
 [2.18.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.17.0...v2.18.0
 [2.17.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.16.0...v2.17.0
 [2.16.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app/compare/v2.15.2...v2.16.0
diff --git a/helm/cluster-api-provider-aws/Chart.yaml b/helm/cluster-api-provider-aws/Chart.yaml
index a79dab7..83ac6de 100644
--- a/helm/cluster-api-provider-aws/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/cluster-api-provider-aws/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: cluster-api-provider-aws
 description: "Helm chart for cluster-api-provider-aws."
 home: "https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-api-provider-aws-app"
 icon: https://s.giantswarm.io/app-icons/aws/2/dark.svg
-version: "2.18.0"
+version: "2.18.1"
 appVersion: "2.3.0"
 annotations:
   application.giantswarm.io/team: "phoenix"