diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7594dab4c5..f57983bc48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # JRuby openHAB Scripting Change Log
 
+## [v5.18.1](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-jruby/tree/v5.18.1) (2024-04-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Terse Rule: fix inferred id not generating unique suffix by [@jimtng](https://github.com/jimtng) in [#264](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-jruby/pull/264)
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v5.18.0...v5.18.1](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-jruby/compare/v5.18.0...v5.18.1)
+
 ## [v5.18.0](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-jruby/tree/v5.18.0) (2024-03-05)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 934f1a8312..8a3a2ccf1f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    openhab-scripting (5.18.0)
+    openhab-scripting (5.18.1)
       bundler (~> 2.2)
       marcel (~> 1.0)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
diff --git a/Gemfile.ruby-2.6.lock b/Gemfile.ruby-2.6.lock
index 7ae4c51582..0eb2737913 100644
--- a/Gemfile.ruby-2.6.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.ruby-2.6.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    openhab-scripting (5.18.0)
+    openhab-scripting (5.18.1)
       bundler (~> 2.2)
       marcel (~> 1.0)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
diff --git a/lib/openhab/dsl/version.rb b/lib/openhab/dsl/version.rb
index e0319cfd4c..f7d6a2f8f6 100644
--- a/lib/openhab/dsl/version.rb
+++ b/lib/openhab/dsl/version.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ module OpenHAB
   module DSL
     # Version of openHAB helper libraries
     # @return [String]
-    VERSION = "5.18.0"
+    VERSION = "5.18.1"
   end
 end