diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 310d346..91a7250 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 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.
 
+## [18.1.0](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/compare/v18.0.0...v18.1.0) (2024-07-11)
+
+### Features
+
+- **lib:** add provideAxLazyElements() & provideAxLazyElementsConfigs() (use without NgModules) ([7822155](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/commit/782215535e0cbc3dbb0aa82eeb2953f503754328))
+
 ## [18.0.0](https://github.com/angular-extensions/elements/compare/v17.1.1...v18.0.0) (2024-07-11)
 
 ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 69d234a..447f309 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "18.0.0",
+  "version": "18.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "version": "18.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@angular/animations": "^18.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1b0e9e..bb173d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "18.0.0",
+  "version": "18.1.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
     "prestart": "npm run build:copy-changelog",
diff --git a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 4b8fb96..d91442d 100644
--- a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const environment = {
   // version:start
-  version: '18.0.0',
+  version: '18.1.0',
   // version:end
   production: true,
 };
diff --git a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
index 2adc6ce..1feea91 100644
--- a/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/projects/elements-demo/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export const environment = {
   // version:start
-  version: '18.0.0',
+  version: '18.1.0',
   // version:end
   production: false,
 };
diff --git a/projects/elements/package.json b/projects/elements/package.json
index 4120eba..196c7dc 100644
--- a/projects/elements/package.json
+++ b/projects/elements/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular-extensions/elements",
-  "version": "18.0.0",
+  "version": "18.1.0",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": ">=18",
     "@angular/core": ">=18",