diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index ab95951..1c046ec 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     {
       "name": "last30days",
       "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
-      "version": "3.17.0",
+      "version": "3.18.0",
       "author": {
         "name": "Matt Van Horn",
         "url": "https://github.com/mvanhorn"
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index ea78d4c..e088b54 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "last30days",
-  "version": "3.17.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0",
   "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Matt Van Horn",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index f6293c9..ce0958b 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "last30days",
-  "version": "3.17.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0",
   "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Matt Van Horn",
diff --git a/.grok-plugin/marketplace.json b/.grok-plugin/marketplace.json
index 0d866ae..08103bc 100644
--- a/.grok-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.grok-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     {
       "name": "last30days",
       "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
-      "version": "3.17.0",
+      "version": "3.18.0",
       "category": "productivity",
       "source": {
         "source": "url",
diff --git a/.grok-plugin/plugin.json b/.grok-plugin/plugin.json
index 6714972..7a34f8a 100644
--- a/.grok-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.grok-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "last30days",
-  "version": "3.17.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0",
   "description": "Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and 5+ more sources. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Matt Van Horn",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2bff0f..2315262 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.18.0] - 2026-07-21
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Discovery is now a three-command host-judged protocol (SKILL.md LAW 11: "YOU ARE THE JUDGE"): `--discover --nominate-only` writes a nominations bundle and a fenced judging digest, the hosting model writes a judgments file (short names, junk flags, worthiness) and later an angles file, and `--discover --judgments <file>` / `--discover --finalize [--angles <file>]` complete the run. No API key is ever needed for host-judged trending. ([#856](https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill/pull/856))
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 7913edb..89c858d 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "last30days-skill",
-  "version": "3.17.0",
+  "version": "3.18.0",
   "description": "Research a topic from the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, and the web.",
   "settings": [
     {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25e798b..dfee7a5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "last30days-skill"
-version = "3.17.0"
+version = "3.18.0"
 description = "Multi-source last-30-days research skill"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/skills/last30days/SKILL.md b/skills/last30days/SKILL.md
index 0a5cf54..3ad7572 100644
--- a/skills/last30days/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/last30days/SKILL.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: last30days
-version: "3.17.0"
+version: "3.18.0"
 description: "Research what people actually say about any topic in the last 30 days. Pulls posts and engagement from Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web. Includes a doctor health check to diagnose broken or missing sources."
 argument-hint: 'last30days nvidia earnings reaction | last30days AI video tools | last30days what users want in react'
 allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ If your Bash call to `last30days.py` does NOT include the FULL pre-flight checkl
 
 ---
 
-# last30days v3.17.0: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
+# last30days v3.18.0: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
 
 > **Permissions overview:** Reads public web/platform data and optionally saves research briefings to `LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR` (defaults to `~/Documents/Last30Days`). X/Twitter search uses optional user-provided tokens (AUTH_TOKEN/CT0 env vars). Bluesky search uses optional app password (BSKY_HANDLE/BSKY_APP_PASSWORD env vars - create at bsky.app/settings/app-passwords). On hosts with `uv` and no Python 3.12+, the preflight may install a uv-managed CPython 3.12 (one-time ~28MB download, announced on stderr). All credential usage and data writes are documented in the [Security & Permissions](#security--permissions) section.
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e7b84cf..c736fcd 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "last30days-skill"
-version = "3.17.0"
+version = "3.18.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]