diff --git a/.vscodeignore b/.vscodeignore
index dad52f2..14279d6 100644
--- a/.vscodeignore
+++ b/.vscodeignore
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ tsconfig.json
 package-lock.json
 *.tsbuildinfo
 
+# Source quality tooling
+.prettierrc
+.prettierignore
+eslint.config.js
+
 # Local packages and archives
 *.vsix
 *.zip
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4bc2ad..d2ed855 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.1.8 - 2026-06-10
+
 - Streamlined CI validation to run the combined validation workflow once before packaging the VSIX.
 - Added explicit Prettier formatting, ESLint linting and TypeScript typecheck scripts to the project validation workflow.
 - Isolated loose legacy metadata-header aliases, candidate parsing and migration logic into focused internal modules.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dcae97d..45df6c1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sqlovely",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sqlovely",
-      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "version": "0.1.8",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 839396e..8dcfcb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "sqlovely",
   "displayName": "SQLovely",
   "description": "SQL language support for .sql files, with Watcom SQL as the default dialect and a conservative formatter.",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "publisher": "MayerTim",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {