diff --git a/.changeset/five-jokes-teach.md b/.changeset/five-jokes-teach.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 29c4e6bad..000000000
--- a/.changeset/five-jokes-teach.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"@assistant-ui/react": patch
----
-
-fix(external-store): add initial messages to message repository
diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index c678dfa1f..baaa474a6 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @assistant-ui/react
 
+## 0.5.18
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 0302235: fix(external-store): add initial messages to message repository
+
 ## 0.5.17
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index ea6ce9573..61f23354c 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "conversational-ui",
     "conversational-ai"
   ],
-  "version": "0.5.17",
+  "version": "0.5.18",
   "license": "MIT",
   "exports": {
     ".": {