diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 69a3c2e4e1..e3093761dd 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 18.10.0
+current_version = 18.10.1
 files = VERSION faker/__init__.py docs/conf.py
 commit = True
 tag = True
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5036cb7c07..046b2c6dbc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.10.0
+18.10.1
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2f6a16040f..61086628e5 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "18.10.0"
+version = "18.10.1"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "18.10.0"
+release = "18.10.1"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/faker/__init__.py b/faker/__init__.py
index 7ded845666..5daf7d2027 100644
--- a/faker/__init__.py
+++ b/faker/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 from faker.generator import Generator
 from faker.proxy import Faker
 
-VERSION = "18.10.0"
+VERSION = "18.10.1"
 
 __all__ = ("Factory", "Generator", "Faker")