diff --git a/changelog.d/20240411_134946_chris_hotfix.rst b/changelog.d/20240411_134946_chris_hotfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 1757d4374..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/20240411_134946_chris_hotfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Bug Fixes
-^^^^^^^^^
-
-- Fixed a bug that caused endpoints using the old ``HighThroughputExecutor`` to fail
-  silently.
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/version.py b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/version.py
index 030fd9ed3..c1bedf12d 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/version.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # single source of truth for package version,
 # see https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version/
-__version__ = "2.18.0"
+__version__ = "2.18.1"
 
 # TODO: remove after a `globus-compute-sdk` release
 # this is needed because it's imported by `globus-compute-sdk` to do the version check
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/setup.py b/compute_endpoint/setup.py
index 5000c6cea..f4e68d1c6 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/setup.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 REQUIRES = [
     "requests>=2.31.0,<3",
     "globus-sdk",  # version will be bounded by `globus-compute-sdk`
-    "globus-compute-sdk==2.18.0",
+    "globus-compute-sdk==2.18.1",
     "globus-compute-common==0.4.1",
     "globus-identity-mapping==0.3.0",
     # table printing used in list-endpoints
diff --git a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/version.py b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/version.py
index 235a9c6b1..30de4ae24 100644
--- a/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/version.py
+++ b/compute_sdk/globus_compute_sdk/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # single source of truth for package version,
 # see https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version/
-__version__ = "2.18.0"
+__version__ = "2.18.1"
 
 
 def compare_versions(
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 220143353..12f566317 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ Changelog
 
 .. scriv-insert-here
 
+.. _changelog-2.18.1:
+
+globus-compute-sdk & globus-compute-endpoint v2.18.1
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+Bug Fixes
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+- Fixed a bug that caused endpoints using the old ``HighThroughputExecutor`` to fail
+  silently.
+
 .. _changelog-2.18.0:
 
 globus-compute-sdk & globus-compute-endpoint v2.18.0