diff --git a/libs/iota-core/CHANGELOG.md b/libs/iota-core/CHANGELOG.md
index a2cfa4d3..9bca9a02 100644
--- a/libs/iota-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/libs/iota-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [1.18.0](https://github.com/affinidi/affinidi-tdk/compare/@affinidi-tdk/iota-core-v1.17.1...@affinidi-tdk/iota-core-v1.18.0) (2024-09-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* update client ais ([#257](https://github.com/affinidi/affinidi-tdk/issues/257)) ([ad54841](https://github.com/affinidi/affinidi-tdk/commit/ad54841e7aec0944746c4a10639dac62471ead2c))
+
 ## [1.17.1](https://github.com/affinidi/affinidi-tdk/compare/@affinidi-tdk/iota-core-v1.17.0...@affinidi-tdk/iota-core-v1.17.1) (2024-09-15)
 
 
diff --git a/libs/iota-core/package.json b/libs/iota-core/package.json
index fbf71dca..cdb96e7d 100644
--- a/libs/iota-core/package.json
+++ b/libs/iota-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@affinidi-tdk/iota-core",
-  "version": "1.17.1",
+  "version": "1.18.0",
   "description": "Affinidi Iota Framework core library primarily used in the backend",
   "author": "Affinidi",
   "repository": {