diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6b3772e..ab7b745 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "govoplan-mandates"
-version = "0.1.17"
+version = "0.1.18"
 description = "Effective institutional mandate, jurisdiction, and authority lifecycle for GovOPlaN."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 authors = [{ name = "GovOPlaN" }]
-dependencies = ["govoplan-core>=0.1.17"]
+dependencies = ["govoplan-core>=0.1.18"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["src"]
diff --git a/src/govoplan_mandates/__init__.py b/src/govoplan_mandates/__init__.py
index 5e75829..752cfd9 100644
--- a/src/govoplan_mandates/__init__.py
+++ b/src/govoplan_mandates/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """GovOPlaN institutional mandates module."""
 
-__version__ = "0.1.17"
+__version__ = "0.1.18"
diff --git a/src/govoplan_mandates/backend/manifest.py b/src/govoplan_mandates/backend/manifest.py
index 14bbca6..2408302 100644
--- a/src/govoplan_mandates/backend/manifest.py
+++ b/src/govoplan_mandates/backend/manifest.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from govoplan_mandates.backend.service import SqlMandateResolver
 
 MODULE_ID = "mandates"
 MODULE_NAME = "Mandates"
-MODULE_VERSION = "0.1.17"
+MODULE_VERSION = "0.1.18"
 READ_SCOPE = "mandates:definition:read"
 WRITE_SCOPE = "mandates:definition:write"
 ADMIN_SCOPE = "mandates:definition:admin"