diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b05f59a8..5e39b941 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.1"
+  ".": "0.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43d960a9..f1fbc446 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) (2026-10-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **benchmark:** support alternative program calls ([#631](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/issues/631)) ([2bc6055](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/commit/2bc60559969d0bfaed0b22474fa3ca7736b65a49))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) (2026-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f6c8f650..2574d2f9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-analyzer"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-bench"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "libc",
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-cli"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "clap_complete",
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-consumer"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "wright-driver",
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-driver"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "hotpath",
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-language"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lpp"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "os_pipe",
  "serde",
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lsp"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "lsp-types",
  "serde",
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-transform"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2d3f6079..a9f941e3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["crates/wright-analyzer", "crates/wright-driver", "crates/wright-cli"
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 7cca7711..66333910 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.17.1
+0.18.0