diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 463488b6..4ad3fef3 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.1"
+  ".": "0.18.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44fb57e2..c7d3006a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) (2026-07-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk:** add comprehensive DPoP (RFC 9449) support (DSPX-3397) ([#374](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/374)) ([82ddef1](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/82ddef140e3f1e48d8eba8bbe7ea6eeebe44cc59))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **sdk:** Lets ML-KEM PQ key encapsulation work ([#370](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/370)) ([e7278fb](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/e7278fb6742eb1e437ce3268beac3607b2a4b9f3))
+* **sdk:** Updates to proto version v0.36.0 ([#345](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/345)) ([cde461a](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/cde461a3758caeb7aa2a85a51f4be70e01e50db5))
+* **sdk:** Updates to proto version v0.39.0 ([#386](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/386)) ([81c743e](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/81c743e088d6139e63592dc1a7df64fc5e071055))
+* upgrade the publish plugin to avoid an error ([#384](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/384)) ([f94f507](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/f94f507dcee1052ba0aeaeb2472b882d9e60486e))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) (2026-06-24)
 
 
diff --git a/cmdline/pom.xml b/cmdline/pom.xml
index f832da24..348e21d9 100644
--- a/cmdline/pom.xml
+++ b/cmdline/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17.1</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>cmdline</artifactId>
     <properties>
diff --git a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
index 995c4b63..7def8b2e 100644
--- a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
+++ b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  */
 class Versions {
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.17.1"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.18.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     // This sdk aims to support this version of the TDF spec; currently 4.3.0.
     public static final String TDF_SPEC = "4.3.0";
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index d5ee6736..dccb404a 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-    <version>0.17.1</version>
+    <version>0.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9931cb1..e94ccff8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.17.1</version>
+    <version>0.18.0</version>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-pom</name>
     <description>OpenTDF Java SDK</description>
     <url>https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk</url>
diff --git a/sdk-fips-bc/pom.xml b/sdk-fips-bc/pom.xml
index be5a5e39..edde2b7e 100644
--- a/sdk-fips-bc/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-fips-bc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17.1</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-fips-bc</artifactId>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-fips-bc</name>
diff --git a/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml b/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
index 87a7fc66..d0b59c20 100644
--- a/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-pqc-bc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17.1</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pqc-bc</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index cd7533cb..3057dab3 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-        <version>0.17.1</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
     </parent>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
index c51c32e7..a182f77c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
 
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.17.1"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.18.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     private final int major;
     private final int minor;