diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d204910..169252a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+[1.18.1](https://github.com/casey/just/releases/tag/1.18.1) - 2023-12-24
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+### Added
+- Display a descriptive error for `!include` directives ([#1779](https://github.com/casey/just/pull/1779))
+
 [1.18.0](https://github.com/casey/just/releases/tag/1.18.0) - 2023-12-24
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b5de4f9..9f5f51a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ checksum = "b1a46d1a171d865aa5f83f92695765caa047a9b4cbae2cbf37dbd613a793fd4c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "just"
-version = "1.18.0"
+version = "1.18.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "atty",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 56de3b8..e7f0ea1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "just"
-version = "1.18.0"
+version = "1.18.1"
 authors = ["Casey Rodarmor <casey@rodarmor.com>"]
 autotests = false
 categories = ["command-line-utilities", "development-tools"]
diff --git a/man/just.1 b/man/just.1
index 279fd6a..445b41d 100644
--- a/man/just.1
+++ b/man/just.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH JUST "1" "December 2023" "just 1.18.0" "Just Manual"
+.TH JUST "1" "December 2023" "just 1.18.1" "Just Manual"
 .SH NAME
 just \- save and run commands
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-just 1.18.0
+just 1.18.1
 \- Please see https://github.com/casey/just for more information.
 .SS "USAGE:"
 .IP