diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e12b22f..18e9f06 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.17.2"
+  ".": "1.18.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8b31d4..485a845 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [1.18.0](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/compare/v1.17.2...v1.18.0) (2026-06-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* 🎸 make yaml line lengths configurable ([#310](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/310)) ([84a0e2a](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/84a0e2a58dc100a82793318a9cb677f77fe67337))
+* add command to preview conversion ([#48](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/48)) ([3f7f64b](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/3f7f64b1077b78535c850bcdad0a2ab4fb0c1fec))
+* Add convertOnSave configuration ([#417](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/417)) ([3e158de](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/3e158deaba11c011c9996ff069c9596c18fc0b40))
+* add directoryConversion config to toggle folder context menu co… ([#424](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/424)) ([d880a50](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/d880a50a34bae0caaf3cb9702fa81de9c2481703))
+* allow to overwrite existent files ([#68](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/68)) ([dd16b0c](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/dd16b0c92b44439ae3d088d3c65bda93c83b8110))
+* bi-directional comment preservation between YAML and JSONC ([#439](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/439)) ([d049285](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/d049285ef01f939f464dade90d65801eb32a978f))
+* support trailing commas in JSON → YAML conversion ([#418](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/418)) ([28e7eca](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/28e7eca3e549782d2a23641f4de08e2205d2ba00))
+* yamlMerge as specific config ([84a0e2a](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/84a0e2a58dc100a82793318a9cb677f77fe67337))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* 🐛 publish require vscode v1.109.0 ([#423](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/423)) ([bc73e78](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/bc73e7832c3fd5fb0a77f388cc3e2714462102a9))
+* **ci:** validate extension packaging and bump engines.vscode ([#499](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/499)) ([1b299fe](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/1b299fe95a5c1676086660a05d1dff333e6ddd64))
+* corrected marketplace badges and descriptions ([#462](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/462)) ([b1a172e](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/b1a172e107e357d2ab2e45d1a4c400b21b7e2280))
+* enable merge tags ([#140](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/140)) ([a3884c4](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/a3884c41a81209856265aa1a68a8a724633ab650))
+* preserve trailing comments when converting jsonc to yaml ([#477](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/477)) ([3f88368](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/3f883686b64f2545a5b8534f6ae2fdbc0b0cc85c))
+* support multi-document YAML conversion to JSON array ([#433](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/433)) ([69d6845](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/69d68457d45838225cbaca71abe45894a318715c))
+* updated usage examples ([#454](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/issues/454)) ([eaf0b39](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/eaf0b396a8dc8be2e3530c0ed0b4701c58d47ed6))
+* vscode types match vscode version in engines ([a43ae0a](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/commit/a43ae0a280f050d92dbc3d37cbbdbebf9f02039f))
+
 ## [1.17.2](https://github.com/hilleer/vscode-yaml-plus-json/compare/v1.17.1...v1.17.2) (2026-06-27)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1bac227..dd4998e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "yaml-plus-json",
-	"version": "1.17.2",
+	"version": "1.18.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "yaml-plus-json",
-			"version": "1.17.2",
+			"version": "1.18.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"jsonc-parser": "3.3.1",
 				"yaml": "2.9.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61557b0..56184c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "yaml-plus-json",
 	"displayName": "YAML ❤️ JSON",
 	"description": "Convert YAML to or from JSON in one click. Batch convert folders, preview without saving, preserve comments, and auto-convert on save or rename.",
-	"version": "1.17.2",
+	"version": "1.18.0",
 	"publisher": "hilleer",
 	"engines": {
 		"vscode": "1.125.0",