diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8e231b6..674e3a6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-04-13, Version 2.18.1
+==========================
+
+ * parse config: should ignore null values (Loïc Mahieu)
+
+
 2016-04-07, Version 2.18.0
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fc99e4..b141228 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback-boot",
-  "version": "2.18.0",
+  "version": "2.18.1",
   "description": "Convention-based bootstrapper for LoopBack applications",
   "keywords": [
     "StrongLoop",