diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e47adc1..f3c9a209 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.18.5](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.18.4...v1.18.5) (2024-09-01)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [DEVXBUGS-11661] error is shown if disttags are used in package.json ([#337](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/issues/337)) ([16c974d](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/commit/16c974dff78fd21116556a69789352e2185fe3fd))
+
 ## [1.18.4](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.18.3...v1.18.4) (2024-08-27)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 8487c2d3..41ab6ef7 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
       "message": "chore(release): release %s"
     }
   },
-  "version": "1.18.4"
+  "version": "1.18.5"
 }
diff --git a/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
index 14fc14d0..13c1730d 100644
--- a/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.18.5](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.18.4...v1.18.5) (2024-09-01)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [DEVXBUGS-11661] error is shown if disttags are used in package.json ([#337](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/issues/337)) ([16c974d](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/commit/16c974dff78fd21116556a69789352e2185fe3fd))
+
 ## [1.8.3](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.8.1...v1.8.3) (2022-05-16)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @sap-devx/npm-dependencies-validation
diff --git a/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/package.json b/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/package.json
index d5ba2c43..58782303 100644
--- a/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/package.json
+++ b/packages/npm-dependencies-validation/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sap-devx/npm-dependencies-validation",
-  "version": "1.8.3",
+  "version": "1.18.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Detects NPM dependencies issues",
   "author": "SAP SE",
diff --git a/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
index 3eb381a1..c0ad9c73 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.18.5](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.18.4...v1.18.5) (2024-09-01)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [DEVXBUGS-11661] error is shown if disttags are used in package.json ([#337](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/issues/337)) ([16c974d](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/commit/16c974dff78fd21116556a69789352e2185fe3fd))
+
 # [1.17.0](https://github.com/SAP/app-studio-toolkit/compare/v1.16.2...v1.17.0) (2024-05-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package vscode-dependencies-validation
diff --git a/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/package.json b/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/package.json
index 69e077bb..43bb91cd 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-dependencies-validation/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-dependencies-validation",
   "displayName": "NPM Dependencies Validation",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.18.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Diagnostics and quick-fixes for NPM dependencies issues for VSCode",
   "categories": [
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "package": "node ./scripts/package-vsix.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sap-devx/npm-dependencies-validation": "^1.8.3",
+    "@sap-devx/npm-dependencies-validation": "^1.18.5",
     "@vscode-logging/wrapper": "2.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "10.0.0",
     "jsonc-parser": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8247e96f..90feee1f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ importers:
   packages/vscode-dependencies-validation:
     dependencies:
       '@sap-devx/npm-dependencies-validation':
-        specifier: ^1.8.3
+        specifier: ^1.18.5
         version: link:../npm-dependencies-validation
       '@vscode-logging/wrapper':
         specifier: 2.0.0