diff --git a/circuitforge_core/__init__.py b/circuitforge_core/__init__.py
index 45335d8..2ed946a 100644
--- a/circuitforge_core/__init__.py
+++ b/circuitforge_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"
 
 try:
     from circuitforge_core.community import CommunityDB, CommunityPost, SharedStore
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49a8bca..1343928 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "circuitforge-core"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Shared scaffold for CircuitForge products (MIT)"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [