diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7443ba284..78b1d065f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.17.0"
+  ".": "5.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0058a5bb..d1123bee9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Android SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [5.18.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.17.0...5.18.0) (2026-10-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for `usePost` option for FDv2 ([#411](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/411)) ([d5049ae](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/d5049aeae84ac10c86563e14c28acc5e9aeeaabd))
+
 ## [5.17.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.16.1...5.17.0) (2026-10-15)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cc586b5c4..b25b51ec5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 #x-release-please-start-version
-version=5.17.0
+version=5.18.0
 #x-release-please-end
 
 sonatypeUsername=