diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3093b14..2b33d40 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.1.7"
+    ".": "0.1.8"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a5115e..bc7f0ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.1.8](https://github.com/fluid-project/markdownlint-config-fluid/compare/v0.1.7...v0.1.8) (2024-11-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* restore markdownlintrc file to NPM package ([#84](https://github.com/fluid-project/markdownlint-config-fluid/issues/84)) ([3e817e7](https://github.com/fluid-project/markdownlint-config-fluid/commit/3e817e73db3ce6bfcc907afb6f0cd0a9cea4e28b))
+
 ## [0.1.7](https://github.com/fluid-project/markdownlint-config-fluid/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7) (2024-11-01)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 23e5388..f9fd6d7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "markdownlint-config-fluid",
-    "version": "0.1.7",
+    "version": "0.1.8",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "markdownlint-config-fluid",
-            "version": "0.1.7",
+            "version": "0.1.8",
             "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
             "dependencies": {
                 "infusion": "4.7.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3aabb74..8242ab3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "markdownlint-config-fluid",
-    "version": "0.1.7",
+    "version": "0.1.8",
     "description": "Shareable MarkdownLint config for the fluid project.",
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {