diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 738ee8e..361afe9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM prefecthq/prefect:2.14.9-python3.10
+FROM prefecthq/prefect:2.18.0-python3.10
 
 # explicitly specify workdir expected by the deployment (even though its the same as the base image)
 WORKDIR /opt/prefect
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e4d9cd..0514119 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ kubes-prefect:
 	kubectl apply -f infra/rbac-dask.yaml
 	kubectl apply -f infra/sa-flows.yaml
 	helm upgrade --install --repo https://prefecthq.github.io/prefect-helm \
-		prefect-server prefect-server --version=2023.11.30 \
+		prefect-server prefect-server --version=2024.4.18205353 \
 		--values infra/values-server.yaml --wait --debug > /dev/null
 	helm upgrade --install --repo https://prefecthq.github.io/prefect-helm \
-		prefect-worker prefect-worker --version=2023.11.30 \
+		prefect-worker prefect-worker --version=2024.4.18205353 \
 		--values infra/values-worker.yaml --wait --debug > /dev/null
 	helm upgrade --install --repo https://prefecthq.github.io/prefect-helm \
-		prefect-agent prefect-agent --version=2023.11.30 \
+		prefect-agent prefect-agent --version=2024.4.18205353 \
 		--values infra/values-agent.yaml --wait --debug > /dev/null
 	@echo -e "\nProbing for the prefect API to be available (~30 secs)..." && \
 		while ! curl -fsS http://localhost:4200/api/admin/version ; do sleep 5; done && echo
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ kubes-db:
 ## upgrade to latest version of prefect
 upgrade:
 	latest=$$(PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=false pip index versions prefect | tail -n +1 | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*\(([0-9.]+)\)/\1/') && \
-		rg -l 2.14.9 | xargs sed -i '' "s/2.14.9/$$latest/g"
+		rg -l 2.18.0 | xargs sed -i '' "s/2.18.0/$$latest/g"
 	make install
 
 ## forward traefik dashboard
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c85f05..8d3a1df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Flows:
 - [Map flow](flows/map_flow.py) uses [Task.map](https://docs.prefect.io/faq/?h=map#does-prefect-2-support-mapping).
 - [Flatten flow](flows/flatten_flow.py) demonstrates how to parallelise over a list of lists.
 - [Parent flow](flows/parent_flow.py) shows how to [trigger a flow run from a deployment](https://annageller.medium.com/44d65b625627) within a parent flow. The triggered flow is treated as a sub flow.
-- [Context flow](flows/context_flow.py) accessing [prefect context at runtime](https://docs.prefect.io/2.14.9/concepts/runtime-context/).
+- [Context flow](flows/context_flow.py) accessing [prefect context at runtime](https://docs.prefect.io/2.18.0/concepts/runtime-context/).
 
 Deployments to Kubernetes created via:
 
diff --git a/deployments/deployment-child.yaml b/deployments/deployment-child.yaml
index 04f0b18..1eb2358 100644
--- a/deployments/deployment-child.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deployment-child.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ infrastructure:
   labels: {}
   name: null
   command: null
-  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.14.9-python3.10
+  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.18.0-python3.10
   namespace: default
   service_account_name: null
   image_pull_policy: null
diff --git a/deployments/deployment-dask-kubes.yaml b/deployments/deployment-dask-kubes.yaml
index 4cb1550..ba93e17 100644
--- a/deployments/deployment-dask-kubes.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deployment-dask-kubes.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ infrastructure:
   labels: {}
   name: null
   command: null
-  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.14.9-python3.10
+  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.18.0-python3.10
   namespace: default
   service_account_name: null
   image_pull_policy: null
diff --git a/deployments/deployment-parent.yaml b/deployments/deployment-parent.yaml
index 278e5e9..76ec06f 100644
--- a/deployments/deployment-parent.yaml
+++ b/deployments/deployment-parent.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ infrastructure:
   labels: {}
   name: null
   command: null
-  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.14.9-python3.10
+  image: prefecthq/prefect:2.18.0-python3.10
   namespace: default
   service_account_name: null
   image_pull_policy: null
diff --git a/flows/dask_kubes_flow.py b/flows/dask_kubes_flow.py
index c248f34..a88ee72 100644
--- a/flows/dask_kubes_flow.py
+++ b/flows/dask_kubes_flow.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def dask_pod_spec() -> V1Pod:
         # we need a image containing dask + prefect
         image="prefect-registry:5550/flow:latest",
         # image="ghcr.io/dask/dask:latest",
-        # env={"EXTRA_PIP_PACKAGES": "prefect==2.14.9"},
+        # env={"EXTRA_PIP_PACKAGES": "prefect==2.18.0"},
         memory_limit="1G",
         memory_request="1G",
         cpu_limit=1,
diff --git a/flows/deploy.py b/flows/deploy.py
index 808ec88..4e4a3f2 100644
--- a/flows/deploy.py
+++ b/flows/deploy.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-See https://docs.prefect.io/2.14.9/concepts/deployments/#create-a-deployment-from-a-python-object
+See https://docs.prefect.io/2.18.0/concepts/deployments/#create-a-deployment-from-a-python-object
 """
 
 from prefect.deployments.deployments import Deployment
diff --git a/flows/ray_flow.py b/flows/ray_flow.py
index 6dbcd00..657f84f 100644
--- a/flows/ray_flow.py
+++ b/flows/ray_flow.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def say_goodbye(name: str) -> None:
         address="ray://127.0.0.1:10001",
         init_kwargs={
             "runtime_env": {
-                "pip": ["prefect==2.14.9"],
+                "pip": ["prefect==2.18.0"],
                 # the PREFECT_API_* env vars in the current environment will be passed through by prefect
                 # make sure PREFECT_API_URL and PREFECT_API_KEY are set to a host that can be reached
                 # from the client running the flow and the ray worker node
diff --git a/infra/values-agent.yaml b/infra/values-agent.yaml
index 69d8e2a..76e737a 100644
--- a/infra/values-agent.yaml
+++ b/infra/values-agent.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # see https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect-helm/tree/main/charts/prefect-agent
 agent:
   image:
-    prefectTag: 2.14.9-python3.10
+    prefectTag: 2.18.0-python3.10
 
   config:
     workPool: default-agent-pool
diff --git a/infra/values-server.yaml b/infra/values-server.yaml
index 118da46..9985102 100644
--- a/infra/values-server.yaml
+++ b/infra/values-server.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # see https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect-helm/tree/main/charts/prefect-server
 server:
   image:
-    prefectTag: 2.14.9-python3.10
+    prefectTag: 2.18.0-python3.10
 
 ingress:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/infra/values-worker.yaml b/infra/values-worker.yaml
index 1d4dd82..5100601 100644
--- a/infra/values-worker.yaml
+++ b/infra/values-worker.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # see https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect-helm/tree/main/charts/prefect-worker
 worker:
   image:
-    prefectTag: 2.14.9-python3.10-kubernetes
+    prefectTag: 2.18.0-python3.10-kubernetes
 
   config:
     workPool: kubes-pool
diff --git a/prefect.yaml b/prefect.yaml
index 7831267..2b4cc65 100644
--- a/prefect.yaml
+++ b/prefect.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# see https://docs.prefect.io/2.14.9/concepts/deployments-ux/
+# see https://docs.prefect.io/2.18.0/concepts/deployments-ux/
 
 name: prefect-demo
-prefect-version: 2.14.9
+prefect-version: 2.18.0
 
 # build section allows you to manage and build docker images
 # build: null
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f985e68..67afd7e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "prefect==2.14.9",
+    "prefect==2.18.0",
     # to pull/push flows in s3
     "prefect-aws==0.4.5",
     "prefect-shell==0.2.2",