diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7a58e4a..5cf7874 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.18.2"
+    ".": "0.18.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e73971..0b17897 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.3](https://github.com/varfish-org/clinvar-this/compare/v0.18.2...v0.18.3) (2024-10-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make _uuid4_if_falsy always return str ([#272](https://github.com/varfish-org/clinvar-this/issues/272)) ([038a22e](https://github.com/varfish-org/clinvar-this/commit/038a22e44b738578aceb83c399ff1be59bc6de15))
+
 ## [0.18.2](https://github.com/varfish-org/clinvar-this/compare/v0.18.1...v0.18.2) (2024-09-07)
 
 
diff --git a/clinvar_this/version.py b/clinvar_this/version.py
index b0d7306..30e65e3 100644
--- a/clinvar_this/version.py
+++ b/clinvar_this/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.18.2"
+__version__ = "0.18.3"