diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e0d61b5..c5b45eb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.9.4
+3.18.0
diff --git a/test/e2e.mjs b/test/e2e.mjs
index 73164c3..633854d 100644
--- a/test/e2e.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e.mjs
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
-const DIST = new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+const DIST = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url));
 const TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000; // 90s per test — model calls can be slow
 
 // ─── Helper ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/test/free-model-matrix.mjs b/test/free-model-matrix.mjs
index ac8c70f..8f50f52 100644
--- a/test/free-model-matrix.mjs
+++ b/test/free-model-matrix.mjs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ import { test } from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
-const DIST = new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+const DIST = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url));
 const TIMEOUT_MS = Number.parseInt(process.env.FREE_MODEL_MATRIX_TIMEOUT_MS || '180000', 10);
 
 const { MODEL_PRICING, estimateCost } = await import('../dist/pricing.js');
diff --git a/test/local.mjs b/test/local.mjs
index 0a6ab17..44d7460 100644
--- a/test/local.mjs
+++ b/test/local.mjs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { homedir, tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
-const DIST = new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+const DIST = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url));
 const REPO_ROOT = fileURLToPath(new URL('..', import.meta.url));
 
 function runCli(prompt = '', { cwd, timeoutMs = 15_000, args, env } = {}) {
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ test('resume: second interactiveSession with resumeSessionId continues prior tra
 
 test('pruneOldSessions removes stale ghost sessions even when visible session count is below the cap', async () => {
   const fakeHome = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'franklin-ghost-prune-'));
-  const storagePath = new URL('../dist/session/storage.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+  const storagePath = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/session/storage.js', import.meta.url));
 
   try {
     const sessionsDir = join(fakeHome, '.blockrun', 'sessions');
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ test('pruneOldSessions removes stale ghost sessions even when visible session co
 
 test('session meta imported flag can be set and survives later updates', async () => {
   const fakeHome = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'franklin-imported-meta-'));
-  const storagePath = new URL('../dist/session/storage.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+  const storagePath = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/session/storage.js', import.meta.url));
   try {
     const result = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const proc = spawn('node', [
diff --git a/test/skills.local.mjs b/test/skills.local.mjs
index 152c568..0f3121c 100644
--- a/test/skills.local.mjs
+++ b/test/skills.local.mjs
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 import { parseSkill, loadSkillsFromDir } from '../dist/skills/loader.js';
 import { substituteVariables, matchSkill } from '../dist/skills/invoke.js';
 import { Registry } from '../dist/skills/registry.js';
 import { loadBundledSkills, getSkillVars } from '../dist/skills/bootstrap.js';
 
-const DIST = new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url).pathname;
+const DIST = fileURLToPath(new URL('../dist/index.js', import.meta.url));
 
 function runCli(args, { timeoutMs = 8000 } = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {