9 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md b/docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md
index e638f9b..525c5c3 100644
--- a/docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md
+++ b/docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 > it. §13 is the register of those labels.
 >
 > Wire versions at the time of writing: **MNP 6.0** (oldest peer accepted 4.0),
-> **MHP 0.1**, packages **0.17.0**. The normative source for the wire format is
+> **MHP 0.1**, packages **0.18.0**. The normative source for the wire format is
 > `MESHBAY_NODE_PROTOCOL.md`; this document states the design the protocol
 > serves, not its byte layout.
 
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-client/package.json b/packages/meshbay-client/package.json
index 80c021f..8a1fec7 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/meshbay-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "meshbay-client",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "MeshBay desktop client — the interface ships with the application, not from the hub",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "author": "MeshBay Team <team@meshbay.org>",
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-common/pyproject.toml b/packages/meshbay-common/pyproject.toml
index 188ccf6..f8035ba 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-common/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/meshbay-common/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "meshbay-common"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "MeshBay shared cryptographic primitives and protocol types"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-common/src/meshbay_common/__init__.py b/packages/meshbay-common/src/meshbay_common/__init__.py
index 2a58326..3ffb2b7 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-common/src/meshbay_common/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-common/src/meshbay_common/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """MeshBay common — shared crypto primitives and protocol types."""
 
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"
 # 0.2: added PING/PONG, and `before`/`has_more` on chat history. Both are
 # additive — an 0.1 peer sends no `before` and gets the newest page, which is
 # what it wanted — so this is a MINOR bump, not a MAJOR one.
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/pyproject.toml b/packages/meshbay-hub/pyproject.toml
index 7f1154c..c927242 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "meshbay-hub"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "MeshBay Hub — identity authority and group registry server"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/__init__.py b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/__init__.py
index 4d3d6dd..cf6868d 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """MeshBay Hub — identity authority and group registry."""
 
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/api/hub.py b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/api/hub.py
index a1afe38..2a3efaf 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/api/hub.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/api/hub.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def hub_pubkey():
 # reads MBK1/MBK2. An older client would still write them, and every such
 # bundle is one no browser of the account can open again.
 MIN_CLIENT_VERSION = "0.17.0"
-RECOMMENDED_CLIENT_VERSION = "0.17.0"
+RECOMMENDED_CLIENT_VERSION = "0.18.0"
 
 
 @router.get("/version")
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/pyproject.toml b/packages/meshbay-node/pyproject.toml
index ce1f718..e505048 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "meshbay-node"
-version = "0.17.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "MeshBay Node — local file host, streaming server, and group daemon"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/__init__.py b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/__init__.py
index c3c18ff..c58bc8a 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """MeshBay Node — local file host, streaming server, and group daemon."""
 
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.0"