diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 0e19c605e..28e96247b 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "packages/filecoin-api": "7.1.0",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.3.3",
   "packages/capabilities": "17.2.0",
-  "packages/upload-api": "17.1.0",
+  "packages/upload-api": "18.0.0",
   "packages/upload-client": "16.1.1",
   "packages/w3up-client": "14.1.1",
   "packages/did-mailto": "2.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
index 1161bf308..8410b209b 100644
--- a/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [18.0.0](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/compare/upload-api-v17.1.0...upload-api-v18.0.0) (2024-06-07)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* `AllocationsStorage` and `BlobsStorage` methods not take `MultihashDigest` types instead of `Uint8Array`s.
+
+### Features
+
+* publish index claim ([#1487](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/issues/1487)) ([237b0c6](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/commit/237b0c6cda70ae3e156bac8a011a2739b346ae4b))
+
+
+### Fixes
+
+* stop writing to DUDEWHERE ([#1500](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/issues/1500)) ([cf0a1d6](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/commit/cf0a1d6e08d515854080899e57d16dca420f81e6))
+* use MultihashDigest type in stores ([#1474](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/issues/1474)) ([6c6a3bd](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/commit/6c6a3bdcb924cf6f9a4723f710a27f1ae34ca560))
+
 ## [17.1.0](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/compare/upload-api-v17.0.0...upload-api-v17.1.0) (2024-06-04)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/upload-api/package.json b/packages/upload-api/package.json
index 387a75ecf..ef75cc2ef 100644
--- a/packages/upload-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/upload-api/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/upload-api",
   "description": "The upload api for web3.storage",
-  "version": "17.1.0",
+  "version": "18.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/lib.js",
   "homepage": "https://web3.storage",