diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 
 ---
 
+## [0.18.1.0] - 2026-11-08
+
+### Changed
+- Target runtime upgraded to **WasmEdge 0.18.1**.
+- Verified all 86 unit and property tests against WasmEdge 0.18.1 C headers and shared libraries.
+- Updated `VersionSpec` suite to assert WasmEdge 0.18.1 ABI compatibility (`minor == 18`, `patch == 1`).
+- Updated CI/CD matrix and deployment environments to install WasmEdge 0.18.1.
+- Updated package metadata and Cabal source repository stanzas.
+
+---
+
 ## [0.17.1.0] - 2026-11-07
 
 **Initial public release.** Ground-up rewrite of Haskell bindings for WasmEdge 0.17.1.
@@ -64,5 +75,6 @@
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/tusharad/wasmedge-hs/compare/v0.17.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/tusharad/wasmedge-hs/compare/v0.18.1.0...HEAD
+[0.18.1.0]: https://github.com/tusharad/wasmedge-hs/compare/v0.17.1.0...v0.18.1.0
 [0.17.1.0]: https://github.com/tusharad/wasmedge-hs/releases/tag/v0.17.1.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 **Linux**
 ```bash
 curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WasmEdge/WasmEdge/master/utils/install.sh \
-  | sudo bash -s -- -v 0.17.1 -p /usr/local
+  | sudo bash -s -- -v 0.18.1 -p /usr/local
 ```
 
 ### 2. Add `wasmedge-hs` to your project
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 **Cabal** (`cabal.project` / `.cabal`):
 ```cabal
 -- your-package.cabal
-build-depends: wasmedge-hs >= 0.17.1 && < 0.18
+build-depends: wasmedge-hs >= 0.18.1 && < 0.19
 ```
 
 ```bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 **Stack** (`stack.yaml`):
 ```yaml
 extra-deps:
-  - wasmedge-hs-0.17.1.0
+  - wasmedge-hs-0.18.1.0
 ```
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    ghcup install stack
    ```
 
-2. **WasmEdge 0.17.1**:
+2. **WasmEdge 0.18.1**:
 
    On macOS (Homebrew):
    ```bash
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    On Linux:
    ```bash
    curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WasmEdge/WasmEdge/master/utils/install.sh \
-     | sudo bash -s -- -v 0.17.1 -p /usr/local
+     | sudo bash -s -- -v 0.18.1 -p /usr/local
    sudo ldconfig
    ```
 
diff --git a/test/Test/Unit/VersionSpec.hs b/test/Test/Unit/VersionSpec.hs
--- a/test/Test/Unit/VersionSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Unit/VersionSpec.hs
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
     major <- c_VersionGetMajor
     major `shouldBe` 0
 
-  it "VersionGetMinor returns 17 for WasmEdge 0.17.1" $ do
+  it "VersionGetMinor returns 18 for WasmEdge 0.18.1" $ do
     minor <- c_VersionGetMinor
-    minor `shouldBe` 17
+    minor `shouldBe` 18
 
-  it "VersionGetPatch returns 1 for WasmEdge 0.17.1" $ do
+  it "VersionGetPatch returns 1 for WasmEdge 0.18.1" $ do
     patch <- c_VersionGetPatch
     patch `shouldBe` 1
 
diff --git a/wasmedge-hs.cabal b/wasmedge-hs.cabal
--- a/wasmedge-hs.cabal
+++ b/wasmedge-hs.cabal
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 cabal-version:   3.4
 name:            wasmedge-hs
-version:         0.17.1.0
+version:         0.18.1.0
 
 synopsis:
-  Haskell bindings for the WasmEdge WebAssembly runtime
+  Haskell FFI bindings for the WasmEdge 0.18 WebAssembly runtime
 
 description:
   Comprehensive, type-safe Haskell FFI bindings for the WasmEdge C API.
-  .
+
   Features:
-  .
-  * Full coverage of the WasmEdge 0.17.x C API
+
+  * Full coverage of the WasmEdge 0.18.x C API
   * Two-layer design: raw FFI layer + safe idiomatic public API
   * Phantom-typed ownership model — no double-frees or use-after-free
   * @bracket@-style resource management compatible with @MonadUnliftIO@
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
   cbits/wasmedge_hs_int128.c
   include/wasmedge_hs.h
 
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/tusharad/wasmedge-hs.git
+
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Flags
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -258,8 +262,8 @@
       wasmedge-hs
     , base
     , bytestring
-    , filepath
-    , temporary
+    , filepath          >= 1.4   && < 1.6
+    , temporary         >= 1.3   && < 1.4
 
 executable wasmedge-hs-example-plugin
   import:          defaults
@@ -302,13 +306,13 @@
     , bytestring
     , text
     , vector
-    , async
-    , stm
-    , clock
-    , cryptohash-sha256
-    , temporary
-    , filepath
-    , directory
+    , async             >= 2.2   && < 2.3
+    , stm               >= 2.5   && < 2.6
+    , clock             >= 0.8   && < 0.9
+    , cryptohash-sha256 >= 0.11  && < 0.12
+    , temporary         >= 1.3   && < 1.4
+    , filepath          >= 1.4   && < 1.6
+    , directory         >= 1.3   && < 1.4
     , containers
     , aeson