diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index e76300362..2dfc408a0 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "packages/access-client": "18.1.1",
+  "packages/access-client": "18.2.0",
   "packages/filecoin-api": "4.3.1",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.2.0",
   "packages/capabilities": "13.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c165f05d..b3b0a6946 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [18.2.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/access-v18.1.1...access-v18.2.0) (2024-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* two more interface tweaks ([#1287](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1287)) ([bc3c364](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/bc3c36452454398ea8e0f574aed44b318561ad94))
+
 ## [18.1.1](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/access-v18.1.0...access-v18.1.1) (2024-01-17)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/access-client/package.json b/packages/access-client/package.json
index f5d748053..f4ddb7a72 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/access-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/access",
-  "version": "18.1.1",
+  "version": "18.2.0",
   "description": "w3access client",
   "homepage": "https://web3.storage",
   "repository": {