diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb330b40501c..9f95144e0f0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# [1.0.0-alpha.18](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.17...v1.0.0-alpha.18) (2022-10-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **theme:** break long words on overflow ([#1405](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/1405)) ([2114d13](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/2114d1326a9d3b952ca8a150f1c27c89169629cc))
+
+
+
 # [1.0.0-alpha.17](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.16...v1.0.0-alpha.17) (2022-09-27)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c3404e1f21e..38bc07778286 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vitepress",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.18",
   "description": "Vite & Vue powered static site generator",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@7.9.2",