diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d947a2a51..2abbdd6065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+[0.5.1-gm18](https://github.com/gmart7t2/ord/releases/tag/0.5.1-gm18) - 2023-04-18
+
+### Changed
+- Drop the bitcoin connection while waiting for commit to confirm.
+
 [0.5.1-gm17](https://github.com/gmart7t2/ord/releases/tag/0.5.1-gm17) - 2023-04-18
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6de937cd82..32c86a49db 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ord"
-version = "0.5.1-gm17"
+version = "0.5.1-gm18"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6c457f0634..d5846360e5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "ord"
 description = "◉ Ordinal wallet and block explorer"
-version = "0.5.1-gm17"
+version = "0.5.1-gm18"
 license = "CC0-1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 autotests = false