diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d6c4d7f..0beb3a3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.0.0-alpha.18](https://github.com/flex-development/mkbuild/compare/1.0.0-alpha.17...1.0.0-alpha.18) (2023-04-07)
+
+
+### :bug: Fixes
+
+* **cli:** terminate `watch` mode via esbuild ([34ef996](https://github.com/flex-development/mkbuild/commit/34ef996197443dcd2b51987731537314d9831a57))
+
 ## [1.0.0-alpha.17](https://github.com/flex-development/mkbuild/compare/1.0.0-alpha.16...1.0.0-alpha.17) (2023-04-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4eb88f7..dda67b3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@flex-development/mkbuild",
   "description": "An esbuild based file-to-file transformer and bundler",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.18",
   "keywords": [
     "bundle",
     "bundler",