diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35fe0cbc8..5b73e756a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 2026.03.1
+
 ### Fixed
 - fix WebFinger validation even more.  
     While actor consent was now properly taken into account after the previous release, some scenarios still allowed bypassing domain consent
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 9f563bf0d..3b78f544f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :pleroma,
-      version: version("3.18.0"),
+      version: version("3.18.1"),
       elixir: "~> 1.15",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       compilers: Mix.compilers(),