diff --git a/.runpod/README.md b/.runpod/README.md
index 6eb8652..c28a2ce 100644
--- a/.runpod/README.md
+++ b/.runpod/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Run LLMs using [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai) with an OpenAI-compatible API
 
 [![RunPod](https://api.runpod.io/badge/runpod-workers/worker-vllm)](https://www.runpod.io/console/hub/runpod-workers/worker-vllm)
 
+Current vLLM version: [0.18.1](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.16.0)
 ---
 
 ## Endpoint Configuration
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e59a03e..332bf48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN ldconfig /usr/local/cuda-12.9/compat/
 
 # Install vLLM with FlashInfer - use CUDA 12.9 PyTorch wheels
 RUN uv pip install --system "packaging>=24.2" && \
-    uv pip install --system "vllm[flashinfer]==0.17.1" --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu129
+    uv pip install --system "vllm[flashinfer]==0.18.1" --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu129
 
 # Install additional Python dependencies (after vLLM to avoid PyTorch version conflicts)
 COPY builder/requirements.txt /requirements.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c7f0e5..9914c5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Deploy OpenAI-Compatible Blazing-Fast LLM Endpoints powered by the [vLLM](https:
 
 ![vLLM worker banner](https://image.runpod.ai/preview/vllm/vllm-banner.png)
 
-Current vLLM version: [0.16.0](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.16.0)
+Current vLLM version: [0.18.1](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.16.0)
 
 > Check out our Load Balancer implementation here: [vLLM Load Balancer](https://github.com/runpod-workers/vllm-loadbalancer-ep)