diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 47e9d9ad2..166b17a4e 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "packages/access-client": "17.1.0",
+  "packages/access-client": "18.0.0",
   "packages/filecoin-api": "4.1.1",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.1.1",
   "packages/capabilities": "12.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 75e8ef82f..49aab631a 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [18.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/access-v17.1.0...access-v18.0.0) (2023-11-15)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* coupon ([#1136](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1136))
+
+### Features
+
+* coupon ([#1136](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1136)) ([1b94f2d](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/1b94f2d3f6538d717d38b21dcb76657fd1f3e268))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* upgrade ucanto core ([#1127](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1127)) ([5ce4d22](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/5ce4d2292d7e980da4a2ea0f1583f608a81157d2))
+
 ## [17.1.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/access-v17.0.0...access-v17.1.0) (2023-11-14)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/access-client/package.json b/packages/access-client/package.json
index 0021fe522..dbd608151 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/access-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/access",
-  "version": "17.1.0",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "description": "w3access client",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/web3-storage/w3-protocol/tree/main/packages/access-client",
   "repository": {