diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 90185e58a93..0b1454b1a07 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "brave-core",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.18.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a24078ee89d..9cbe6810281 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "brave-core",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.18.1",
   "description": "Brave Core is a set of changes, APIs, and scripts used for customizing Chromium to make Brave.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch b/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
index 2dedbb7df52..bdfc4df37ad 100644
--- a/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
+++ b/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ index ac87191617ace72bed5efb7231d36525800196fb..0a5207c00b80be4af990ff68a02d992b
 -PATCH=99
 +MINOR=1
 +BUILD=18
-+PATCH=0
++PATCH=1