diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63b98a28bb6..b391d22ef25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See
 [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.1.8](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/compare/v2.1.7...v2.1.8) (2023-10-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency scratch-l10n to v3.16.20231019032205 ([dace7a8](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/commit/dace7a81b1168cd6da32dc54f343082f253a8645))
+
 ## [2.1.7](https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm/compare/v2.1.6...v2.1.7) (2023-10-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c1b1c43c90d..1b3951d14de 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "scratch-vm",
-  "version": "2.1.7",
+  "version": "2.1.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "scratch-vm",
-      "version": "2.1.7",
+      "version": "2.1.8",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vernier/godirect": "1.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8403729e03d..60fdb509f63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scratch-vm",
-  "version": "2.1.7",
+  "version": "2.1.8",
   "description": "Virtual Machine for Scratch 3.0",
   "author": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-vm.git",
-    "sha": "c80901879e53a2632fdacde29391cadbc0541ce7"
+    "sha": "20951b5a6b16e0526ad96463c1a11989e89eb849"
   },
   "main": "./dist/node/scratch-vm.js",
   "browser": "./src/index.js",