diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d7a3f0e804..0595778062 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability": "1.1.23",
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability-next": "0.2.8",
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability-android": "0.68.0",
-	"sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability": "0.17.0",
+	"sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability": "0.18.0",
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability-dotnet": "1.2.1",
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability-node": "1.3.0",
 	"sdk/@launchdarkly/observability-python": "1.3.3",
diff --git a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b735010bf..c9865f29ac 100644
--- a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Observability SDK for Flutter will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/compare/launchdarkly_flutter_observability-0.17.0...launchdarkly_flutter_observability-0.18.0) (2026-09-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **flutter:** bump launchdarkly-observability-android to 0.68.0 ([#769](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/issues/769)) ([f0bc390](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/commit/f0bc390d76e391aea8c9e736ae85c07ee9f8842a))
+
 ## [0.17.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/compare/launchdarkly_flutter_observability-0.16.0...launchdarkly_flutter_observability-0.17.0) (2026-09-15)
 
 
diff --git a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/lib/src/platform/io/ld_observability_bridge.dart b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/lib/src/platform/io/ld_observability_bridge.dart
index 53927fae4c..986d89215e 100644
--- a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/lib/src/platform/io/ld_observability_bridge.dart
+++ b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/lib/src/platform/io/ld_observability_bridge.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import 'native_options_codec.dart';
 /// The version of this Flutter package, surfaced in the resource attributes
 /// the native bridge attaches as `telemetry.distro.version`. Kept in sync
 /// with `pubspec.yaml` by release-please.
-const String _packageVersion = '0.17.0'; // x-release-please-version
+const String _packageVersion = '0.18.0'; // x-release-please-version
 
 /// Internal entry point for starting the LaunchDarkly observability +
 /// session replay native stack from Flutter. Mirrors the C#
diff --git a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/pubspec.yaml b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/pubspec.yaml
index c25592a604..be8b6f250e 100644
--- a/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: launchdarkly_flutter_observability
 description: 'The LaunchDarkly Observability and Session Replay plugin for Flutter. Get started using LaunchDarkly today!'
-version: 0.17.0
+version: 0.18.0
 homepage: https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk
 repository: https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/tree/main/sdk/@launchdarkly/flutter/packages/observability