diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index 8517d7bd..0d1a63e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install tox wheel
+          pip install tox build
 
       - name: Deployment Tests
         env:
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           tox -e testcore
 
-      - name: Build Python source tarball
-        # run:  python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-        run:  python setup.py sdist
+      - name: Build Python distributions
+        run:  python -m build
 
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 10005d1f..6e262cd8 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Release Notes
 .. |UNITTESTING| replace:: `Unit Testing <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/advanced/unit-testing/index.html>`__
 .. |DEBUGGING| replace:: `Debugging <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/plus/debugging.html>`__
 .. |STATICCODEANALYSIS| replace:: `Static Code Analysis <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/advanced/static-code-analysis/index.html>`__
+.. |PIOHOME| replace:: `PIO Home <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/home/index.html>`__
 
 .. _release_notes_6:
 
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ Unlock the true potential of embedded software development with
 PlatformIO's collaborative ecosystem, embracing declarative principles,
 test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 
+6.1.18 (2025-03-11)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Resolved a regression issue that prevented |PIOHOME| from opening external links (`issue #5084 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/5084>`_)
+
 6.1.17 (2025-02-13)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 * Resolved a possible issue that may cause generated projects for `PlatformIO IDE for VSCode <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/integration/ide/vscode.html>`__ to fail to launch a debug session because of a missing "objdump" binary when GDB is not part of the toolchain package
-* Resolved a regression issue that resulted in the malfunction of the Memory Inspection feature within `PIO Home <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/home/index.html>`__
+* Resolved a regression issue that resulted in the malfunction of the Memory Inspection feature within |PIOHOME|
 
 6.1.10 (2023-08-11)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs b/docs
index f4457401..70ab7ee2 160000
--- a/docs
+++ b/docs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f44574013b0efb324a743b8f2ec9208377644ec1
+Subproject commit 70ab7ee27bafd168651fed2afafae6e7c41a22f5
diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index 7da579cd..9db62a0d 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-VERSION = (6, 1, 17)
+VERSION = (6, 1, 18)
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/platformio/dependencies.py b/platformio/dependencies.py
index 2e02fce9..2de0798f 100644
--- a/platformio/dependencies.py
+++ b/platformio/dependencies.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def get_core_dependencies():
 def get_pip_dependencies():
     core = [
         "bottle == 0.13.*",
-        "click >=8.0.4, <9",
+        "click >=8.0.4, <8.1.8",
         "colorama",
         "marshmallow == 3.*",
         "pyelftools >=0.27, <1",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_pip_dependencies():
     home = [
         # PIO Home requirements
         "ajsonrpc == 1.2.*",
-        "starlette >=0.19, <0.46",
+        "starlette >=0.19, <0.47",
         "uvicorn >=0.16, <0.35",
         "wsproto == 1.*",
     ]