diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 084c90a..7dbe135 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nexus-actor-core-rs"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.18.0"
 edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
 description = "Core library for Nexus Actor"