diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/release.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/release.yml
index e1295ca5..736f2dfa 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pages-build:
     - make release-notes > release-notes.md
   stage: release
 release-publish:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.17.0@sha256:f3dceff8dfe5d5e1c7a37d0d28bebc47669be80caa6d98d37c949f846d2e63e8
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.18.0@sha256:696013aea0f2a20482800ce3a77341f840d7c7ec17bd78bd555e0bd6c00e4f11
   needs:
     - pages-build
   release:
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/release.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/release.yml.jinja
index 42e8c9ec..e98392be 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/release.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'gitlab.com' or repo_host_type == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/release.yml.jinja	
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pages-build:
     - make release-notes > release-notes.md
   stage: release
 release-publish:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.17.0@sha256:f3dceff8dfe5d5e1c7a37d0d28bebc47669be80caa6d98d37c949f846d2e63e8
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.18.0@sha256:696013aea0f2a20482800ce3a77341f840d7c7ec17bd78bd555e0bd6c00e4f11
   needs:
     - pages-build
   release: