diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c308ca9e796..f1ca6fca8fb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.18
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Avoid forking for identical markers ([#10490](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10490))
+- Avoid panic in `uv remove` when only comments exist ([#10484](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10484))
+- Revert "improve shell compatibility of venv activate scripts (#10397)" ([#10497](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10497))
+
 ## 0.5.17
 
 This release includes support for generating lockfiles from scripts based on inline metadata, as defined in PEP 723.
@@ -55,7 +63,6 @@ scripts with and without accompanying lockfiles.
 - Add `uv lock --script` to the docs ([#10414](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10414))
 - Use Windows-specific instructions in Jupyter guide ([#10446](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10446))
 
-
 ## 0.5.16
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 794fe515d071..b4b7daefc07f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4489,7 +4489,7 @@ checksum = "f8c5f0a0af699448548ad1a2fbf920fb4bee257eae39953ba95cb84891a0446a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uv"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anyhow",
@@ -5701,7 +5701,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uv-version"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uv-virtualenv"
diff --git a/crates/uv-version/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv-version/Cargo.toml
index 36f44dc72c2c..876e2d578ab0 100644
--- a/crates/uv-version/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv-version/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "uv-version"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 homepage = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
index 2149039f8323..de27506f98d4 100644
--- a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "uv"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 homepage = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.md b/docs/getting-started/installation.md
index 66e4b2dd68ba..1eec38086336 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ uv provides a standalone installer to download and install uv:
     Request a specific version by including it in the URL:
 
     ```console
-    $ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.17/install.sh | sh
+    $ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.18/install.sh | sh
     ```
 
 === "Windows"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ uv provides a standalone installer to download and install uv:
     Request a specific version by including it in the URL:
 
     ```console
-    $ powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.17/install.ps1 | iex"
+    $ powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.18/install.ps1 | iex"
     ```
 
 !!! tip
diff --git a/docs/guides/integration/aws-lambda.md b/docs/guides/integration/aws-lambda.md
index 7121c02f10ae..16cdab8e9691 100644
--- a/docs/guides/integration/aws-lambda.md
+++ b/docs/guides/integration/aws-lambda.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ the second stage, we'll copy this directory over to the final image, omitting th
 other unnecessary files.
 
 ```dockerfile title="Dockerfile"
-FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.17 AS uv
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.18 AS uv
 
 # First, bundle the dependencies into the task root.
 FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.13 AS builder
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ And confirm that opening http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in a web browser displays, "Hell
 Finally, we'll update the Dockerfile to include the local library in the deployment package:
 
 ```dockerfile title="Dockerfile"
-FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.17 AS uv
+FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.18 AS uv
 
 # First, bundle the dependencies into the task root.
 FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.13 AS builder
diff --git a/docs/guides/integration/docker.md b/docs/guides/integration/docker.md
index dcdb73e9144f..6d0ca0fb651d 100644
--- a/docs/guides/integration/docker.md
+++ b/docs/guides/integration/docker.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $ docker run ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv --help
 uv provides a distroless Docker image including the `uv` binary. The following tags are published:
 
 - `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest`
-- `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}.{patch}`, e.g., `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.17`
+- `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}.{patch}`, e.g., `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.18`
 - `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}`, e.g., `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5` (the latest patch
   version)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ In addition, uv publishes the following images:
 
 As with the distroless image, each image is published with uv version tags as
 `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{base}` and
-`ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}-{base}`, e.g., `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.17-alpine`.
+`ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:{major}.{minor}-{base}`, e.g., `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.18-alpine`.
 
 For more details, see the [GitHub Container](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pkgs/container/uv)
 page.
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ Note this requires `curl` to be available.
 In either case, it is best practice to pin to a specific uv version, e.g., with:
 
 ```dockerfile
-COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.17 /uv /uvx /bin/
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.5.18 /uv /uvx /bin/
 ```
 
 Or, with the installer:
 
 ```dockerfile
-ADD https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.17/install.sh /uv-installer.sh
+ADD https://astral.sh/uv/0.5.18/install.sh /uv-installer.sh
 ```
 
 ### Installing a project
diff --git a/docs/guides/integration/github.md b/docs/guides/integration/github.md
index b46635c5d0ec..1f3c4aa510d9 100644
--- a/docs/guides/integration/github.md
+++ b/docs/guides/integration/github.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
           # Install a specific version of uv.
-          version: "0.5.17"
+          version: "0.5.18"
 ```
 
 ## Setting up Python
diff --git a/docs/guides/integration/pre-commit.md b/docs/guides/integration/pre-commit.md
index 5168c21f48be..8e7f623e7c39 100644
--- a/docs/guides/integration/pre-commit.md
+++ b/docs/guides/integration/pre-commit.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To compile requirements via pre-commit, add the following to the `.pre-commit-co
 ```yaml title=".pre-commit-config.yaml"
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
   # uv version.
-  rev: 0.5.17
+  rev: 0.5.18
   hooks:
     # Compile requirements
     - id: pip-compile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To compile alternative files, modify `args` and `files`:
 ```yaml title=".pre-commit-config.yaml"
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
   # uv version.
-  rev: 0.5.17
+  rev: 0.5.18
   hooks:
     # Compile requirements
     - id: pip-compile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ To run the hook over multiple files at the same time:
 ```yaml title=".pre-commit-config.yaml"
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
   # uv version.
-  rev: 0.5.17
+  rev: 0.5.18
   hooks:
     # Compile requirements
     - id: pip-compile
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7387c616ae3f..88b0e3802edf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "uv"
-version = "0.5.17"
+version = "0.5.18"
 description = "An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust."
 authors = [{ name = "Astral Software Inc.", email = "hey@astral.sh" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"