diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cee6668e..47d9a46e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ _Breaking changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that embed iD,
 [@xxxx]: https://github.com/xxxx
 -->
 
+# 2.18.1
+##### 2020-Jul-20
+
+#### :hammer: Development
+* Re-add `coreContext.locale` endpoint
+
 # 2.18.0
 ##### 2020-Jul-20
 
diff --git a/modules/core/context.js b/modules/core/context.js
index 1c07b2af2..957343c5e 100644
--- a/modules/core/context.js
+++ b/modules/core/context.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function coreContext() {
   let context = utilRebind({}, dispatch, 'on');
   let _deferred = new Set();
 
-  context.version = '2.18.1-dev';
+  context.version = '2.18.1';
   context.privacyVersion = '20200407';
 
   // iD will alter the hash so cache the parameters intended to setup the session
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 353975a2c..667db7f1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "iD",
-  "version": "2.18.1-dev",
+  "version": "2.18.1",
   "description": "A friendly editor for OpenStreetMap",
   "main": "dist/iD.min.js",
   "repository": "github:openstreetmap/iD",