diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 4fefc89d4324..7e7f0d8af592 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/common"
 	cmath "github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/common/math"
@@ -27,11 +28,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/crypto/codehash"
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 var emptyKeccakCodeHash = codehash.EmptyKeccakCodeHash
 
+var evmCallExecutionTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("evm/call/execution", nil)
+
 /*
 The State Transitioning Model
 
@@ -384,7 +388,9 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	} else {
 		// Increment the nonce for the next transaction
 		st.state.SetNonce(msg.From(), st.state.GetNonce(sender.Address())+1)
+		evmCallStart := time.Now()
 		ret, st.gas, vmerr = st.evm.Call(sender, st.to(), st.data, st.gas, st.value)
+		evmCallExecutionTimer.Update(time.Since(evmCallStart))
 	}
 
 	// no refunds for l1 messages
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 5d87647cdee3..04cfba1a6912 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 5         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 1         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 17        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 18        // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "mainnet" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )