diff --git a/.VERSION b/.VERSION
index a86d3df7..f3a5a576 100644
--- a/.VERSION
+++ b/.VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.18.0
+v0.18.1
diff --git a/deploy/terraform/aws/lambda/variables.tf b/deploy/terraform/aws/lambda/variables.tf
index 9d602745..dc992000 100644
--- a/deploy/terraform/aws/lambda/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/terraform/aws/lambda/variables.tf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ variable "buz_image_repo" {
 variable "buz_version" {
   description = "The version of Buz to run."
   type        = string
-  default     = "v0.18.0"
+  default     = "v0.18.1"
 }
 
 variable "buz_lambda_memory_limit" {
diff --git a/deploy/terraform/gcp/cloud_run/variables.tf b/deploy/terraform/gcp/cloud_run/variables.tf
index 2c3a3eaa..aeb62c2b 100644
--- a/deploy/terraform/gcp/cloud_run/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/terraform/gcp/cloud_run/variables.tf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ variable "buz_domain" {
 variable "buz_version" {
   description = "The version of Buz to run."
   type        = string
-  default     = "v0.18.0"
+  default     = "v0.18.1"
 }
 
 variable "buz_service_timeout_seconds" {
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/docker-compose.yml b/examples/quickstart/docker-compose.yml
index 3c5261d6..5b40b7d3 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/quickstart/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ x-dependency:
 services:
   buz:
     container_name: buz
-    image: ghcr.io/silverton-io/buz:v0.18.0
+    image: ghcr.io/silverton-io/buz:v0.18.1
     volumes:
       - type: bind
         source: ./buz/quickstart.conf.yml