diff --git a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/api/utils/getResourceFromAttachment.js b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/api/utils/getResourceFromAttachment.js
index fc409b411f4c..a3380c18228e 100644
--- a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/api/utils/getResourceFromAttachment.js
+++ b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/api/utils/getResourceFromAttachment.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function getImageResourceFromAttachment(attachment) {
   const {
     id,
     date_gmt,
-    media_details: { width, height, sizes: _sizes },
+    media_details: { width, height, sizes: _sizes = {} } = {},
     mime_type: mimeType,
     alt_text: alt,
     source_url: src,
diff --git a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
index 027034122c83..07fc39ba1fb1 100644
--- a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
+++ b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const getResourceFromMediaPicker = (mediaPickerEl) => {
       height,
       length,
       length_formatted: lengthFormatted,
-      sizes: _sizes,
-    },
+      sizes: _sizes = {},
+    } = {},
     web_stories_media_source: mediaSource,
     web_stories_is_muted: isMuted,
     web_stories_base_color: baseColor,
diff --git a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/test/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/test/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
index 58f02cdac1dd..10a6a692c82c 100644
--- a/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/test/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
+++ b/packages/wp-story-editor/src/components/mediaUpload/mediaPicker/utils/test/getResourceFromMediaPicker.js
@@ -209,4 +209,69 @@ describe('getResourceFromMediaPicker', () => {
       })
     );
   });
+
+  it('should return resource for VTT file', () => {
+    const mediaPickerEl = {
+      id: 1234,
+      title: 'captions',
+      filename: 'captions.vtt',
+      url: 'https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/captions.vtt',
+      link: 'https://example.com/captions/',
+      alt: 'captions',
+      author: '1',
+      description: '',
+      caption: '',
+      name: 'captions',
+      status: 'inherit',
+      uploadedTo: 0,
+      date: '2021-11-12T11:15:56.000Z',
+      modified: '2021-11-12T11:15:56.000Z',
+      menuOrder: 0,
+      mime: 'text/vtt',
+      type: 'text',
+      subtype: 'vtt',
+      icon: 'https://example.com/wp-includes/images/media/text.png',
+      dateFormatted: 'November 12, 2021',
+      nonces: {
+        update: 'a43563250f',
+        delete: '813aa798e6',
+        edit: '2a2853a1b9',
+      },
+      editLink: 'https://example.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1234&action=edit',
+      meta: false,
+      authorName: 'Pascal',
+      authorLink: 'https://example.com/wp-admin/profile.php',
+      filesizeInBytes: 17551,
+      filesizeHumanReadable: '17 KB',
+      context: '',
+      compat: {
+        item: '',
+        meta: '',
+      },
+      web_stories_base_color: '',
+      web_stories_blurhash: '',
+      media_details: [],
+      web_stories_media_source: 'editor',
+    };
+
+    expect(getResourceFromMediaPicker(mediaPickerEl)).toStrictEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        alt: 'captions',
+        baseColor: '',
+        blurHash: '',
+        creationDate: '2021-11-12T11:15:56.000Z',
+        id: 1234,
+        isExternal: false,
+        isMuted: false,
+        isOptimized: false,
+        isPlaceholder: false,
+        mimeType: 'text/vtt',
+        needsProxy: false,
+        length: 0,
+        src: 'https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/captions.vtt',
+        type: 'text',
+        sizes: {},
+      })
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 1a96b1fbab31..01c1249f78dd 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ Web Stories are powered by [AMP](https://amp.dev/), which adds some restrictions
 
 For the plugin's full changelog, please see [the Releases page on GitHub](https://github.com/googleforcreators/web-stories-wp/releases).
 
+= 1.18.1 =
+
+**Release Date:** March 8, 2022.
+
+* Fixes an issue where adding video captions did not work.
+
 = 1.18.0 =
 
 **Release Date:** March 1, 2022.
@@ -129,18 +135,11 @@ For the plugin's full changelog, please see [the Releases page on GitHub](https:
 * Enhancement: improved element resizing handling.
 * Bug fixes and performance improvements.
 
-= 1.16.0 =
+== Upgrade Notice ==
 
-**Release Date:** January 18, 2022.
+= 1.18.1 =
 
-* Compatibility with WordPress 5.9
-* New feature: improved video captions appearance in the editor.
-* New feature: duplicate elements via right-click menu.
-* Enhancement: use static images for displaying saved templates in the editor.
-* Enhancement: improved appearance when exploring templates in the dashboard.
-* Bug fixes and performance improvements.
-
-== Upgrade Notice ==
+This release fixes an issue where adding video captions did not work.
 
 = 1.18.0 =
 
@@ -149,7 +148,3 @@ New pre-publish confirmation dialog, semantic headings, and several bug fixes an
 = 1.17.0 =
 
 Various smaller enhancements throughout the editor, plus several bug fixes and performance improvements.
-
-= 1.16.0 =
-
-WordPress 5.9 compatibility, various UI refinements, right-click menu element duplication, and several bug fixes and performance improvements.