diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fd7dc3bbc..f660899e2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "9.17.1"
+  ".": "9.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3658c8924..925e63fd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.18.0](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/compare/v9.17.1...v9.18.0) (2026-05-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add deployment model ([38f768b](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/38f768bc68e2ea8a8ebeabf80eb35844bdca9aba))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* ensure dependencies are correctly linked for server builds ([b582c95](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/b582c959b11547dd98f7c4573feee81c7eddedba))
+* **playwright:** limit time wasted in merge queues by failing fast ([a0176d3](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/commit/a0176d339f8f1644366a6382fc35abccfe08e393))
+
 ## [9.17.1](https://github.com/cloud-pi-native/console/compare/v9.17.0...v9.17.1) (2026-05-05)
 
 
diff --git a/apps/client/package.json b/apps/client/package.json
index eb425c037..80360a179 100644
--- a/apps/client/package.json
+++ b/apps/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/client",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.17.1",
+  "version": "9.18.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "cpn-console client",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/apps/server-nestjs/package.json b/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
index e7fb1fff0..a58d715dd 100644
--- a/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
+++ b/apps/server-nestjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/server-nestjs",
-  "version": "9.17.1",
+  "version": "9.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "",
   "author": "",
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 4b33144e0..4304831b8 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/server",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.17.1",
+  "version": "9.18.0",
   "description": "cpn-console server",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19476951e..24c01d441 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cpn-console/root",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "9.17.1",
+  "version": "9.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0+sha512.10568bb4a6afb58c9eb3630da90cc9516417abebd3fabbe6739f0ae795728da1491e9db5a544c76ad8eb7570f5c4bb3d6c637b2cb41bfdcdb47fa823c8649319",
   "repository": {