diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9d1e302..1a2a6bc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@
 1.16  07/17/2023 -- Minor code cleanup in test_yahoofinancials.py.
 1.16  07/17/2023 -- Fixed HTTP 401 error when executing get_current_price() as reported in #152.
 1.17  10/30/2023 -- Added a fix for 404 error reported in #157.
+1.18  12/12/2023 -- Merged in branch from shaunpatterson to fix #164.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4e18d8e..58eb860 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ A python module that returns stock, cryptocurrency, forex, mutual fund, commodit
 .. image:: https://static.pepy.tech/badge/yahoofinancials/week
     :target: https://pepy.tech/project/yahoofinancials
 
-Current Version: v1.17
+Current Version: v1.18
 
-Version Released: 10/30/2023
+Version Released: 12/09/2023
 
 Report any bugs by opening an issue here: https://github.com/JECSand/yahoofinancials/issues
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a22bb9..12fe761 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 setup(
     name='yahoofinancials',
-    version='1.17',
+    version='1.18',
     description='A powerful financial data module used for pulling both fundamental and technical data from Yahoo Finance',
     long_description=long_description,
     url='https://github.com/JECSand/yahoofinancials',
-    download_url='https://github.com/JECSand/yahoofinancials/archive/1.17.tar.gz',
+    download_url='https://github.com/JECSand/yahoofinancials/archive/1.18.tar.gz',
     author='Connor Sanders',
     author_email='connor@exceleri.com',
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/test/test_yahoofinancials.py b/test/test_yahoofinancials.py
index 646b5ff..f5456ff 100644
--- a/test/test_yahoofinancials.py
+++ b/test/test_yahoofinancials.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# YahooFinancials Unit Tests v1.17
-# Version Released: 10/30/2023
+# YahooFinancials Unit Tests v1.18
+# Version Released: 12/09/2023
 # Author: Connor Sanders
 # Tested on Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11
 # Copyright (c) 2023 Connor Sanders <jecsand@pm.me>
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ def test_yf_module_methods(self):
         else:
             self.assertEqual(False, True)
 
+        # Stock Earnings data check
+        if isinstance(self.test_yf_stock_single.get_stock_earnings_data().get("C").get("earningsChart").get("quarterly")[0].get("actual"), float):
+            self.assertEqual(True, True)
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(False, True)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     t_main()
diff --git a/yahoofinancials/yf.py b/yahoofinancials/yf.py
index ec03e38..a08391e 100644
--- a/yahoofinancials/yf.py
+++ b/yahoofinancials/yf.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 """
 ==============================
 The Yahoo Financials Module
-Version: 1.17
+Version: 1.18
 ==============================
 
 Author: Connor Sanders
 Email: jecsand@pm.me
-Version Released: 10/30/2023
+Version Released: 12/09/2023
 Tested on Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11
 
 Copyright (c) 2023 Connor Sanders