diff --git a/.changeset/violet-apes-punch.md b/.changeset/violet-apes-punch.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 77f4e923c8ce..000000000000
--- a/.changeset/violet-apes-punch.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'svelte': patch
----
-
-fix: correctly parse leading comments in function binding
diff --git a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c2313ee7147..6611890a91dc 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # svelte
 
+## 5.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix: correctly parse leading comments in function binding ([#15020](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/15020))
+
 ## 5.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index 2dbd937d0403..073d47f2855d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "svelte",
   "description": "Cybernetically enhanced web apps",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "5.18.0",
+  "version": "5.18.1",
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/version.js b/packages/svelte/src/version.js
index 4a7a6d03dfc4..a30f27b28d24 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/version.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/version.js
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
  * The current version, as set in package.json.
  * @type {string}
  */
-export const VERSION = '5.18.0';
+export const VERSION = '5.18.1';
 export const PUBLIC_VERSION = '5';