diff --git a/.cz.yaml b/.cz.yaml
index fb028a0..ee3dd40 100644
--- a/.cz.yaml
+++ b/.cz.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 commitizen:
   name: cz_conventional_commits
   tag_format: $version
-  version: 0.17.2
+  version: 0.18.0
   version_files:
   - packages/pic/package.json:version
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5caf6fe..979cda8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.18.0 (2026-01-21)
+
+### BREAKING CHANCE
+
+- Reverts "introduce a new `rounds` option for `awaitCall` method on `PocketIcClient` (#223)"
+
+### Feat
+
+- Introduce `ingressMaxRetries` to configure how many rounds an instance will
+wait for update calls to complete before timing out (#227)
+
 ## 0.17.2 (2026-01-08)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/packages/pic/package.json b/packages/pic/package.json
index 073229f..f0a8344 100644
--- a/packages/pic/package.json
+++ b/packages/pic/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@dfinity/pic",
   "description": "An Internet Computer Protocol canister testing library for TypeScript and JavaScript.",
-  "version": "0.17.2",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "author": "DFINITY Stiftung",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": "github:dfinity/pic-js",