diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 62b68b34..cbdeed64 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7934,7 +7934,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uniffi-bindgen"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "uniffi",
 ]
@@ -8164,7 +8164,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "walletkit"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "uniffi",
  "walletkit-core",
@@ -8172,7 +8172,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "walletkit-cli"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -8194,7 +8194,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "walletkit-core"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "alloy-core",
@@ -8242,7 +8242,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "walletkit-db"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "hex",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 61874cd3..5fe4176d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 license = "MIT"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["World Contributors"]
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ world-id-core = { version = "0.10.2", default-features = false }
 world-id-proof = { version = "0.10.2", default-features = false }
 
 # internal
-walletkit-core = { version = "0.17.1", path = "walletkit-core", default-features = false }
-walletkit-db = { version = "0.17.1", path = "walletkit-db" }
+walletkit-core = { version = "0.18.0", path = "walletkit-core", default-features = false }
+walletkit-db = { version = "0.18.0", path = "walletkit-db" }
 
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
 all = { level = "deny", priority = -1 }
diff --git a/walletkit/CHANGELOG.md b/walletkit/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d8c4b69..3f0d0bb4 100644
--- a/walletkit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/walletkit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/worldcoin/walletkit/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) - 2026-05-15
+
+### Other
+
+- add credential pre-flight check against proof requests ([#404](https://github.com/worldcoin/walletkit/pull/404))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/worldcoin/walletkit/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) - 2026-05-08
 
 ### Fixed