diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
index 03eac0feb78..53d380682cc 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-## NEXT
+## 1.1.18
 
 * Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.27/Dart 3.6.
+* Fixes SVG matrix parsing to explicitly set the Z scale value.
 
 ## 1.1.17
 
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parsers.dart b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parsers.dart
index 6dcba4b2be8..c3359759df8 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parsers.dart
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parsers.dart
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ AffineMatrix _parseSvgMatrix(List<double> params, AffineMatrix current) {
   final double e = params[4];
   final double f = params[5];
 
-  return AffineMatrix(a, b, c, d, e, f).multiplied(current);
+  return AffineMatrix(a, b, c, d, e, f, 1.0).multiplied(current);
 }
 
 AffineMatrix _parseSvgSkewX(List<double> params, AffineMatrix current) {
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
index 7350a2e20bd..85830ec40da 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: vector_graphics_compiler
 description: A compiler to convert SVGs to the binary format used by `package:vector_graphics`.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/vector_graphics_compiler
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+vector_graphics%22
-version: 1.1.17
+version: 1.1.18
 
 executables:
   vector_graphics_compiler:
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/end_to_end_test.dart b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/end_to_end_test.dart
index 5f225a412a1..29a4ec2d58a 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/end_to_end_test.dart
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/end_to_end_test.dart
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void main() {
         0.0,
         0.0,
         0.0,
-        3.0,
+        1.0,
         0.0,
         30.0,
         40.0,
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parsers_test.dart b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parsers_test.dart
index 56c03891fe3..eeec94518e6 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parsers_test.dart
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parsers_test.dart
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(
       parseTransform('matrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0)'),
-      const AffineMatrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0),
+      const AffineMatrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 1.0),
     );
 
     expect(
       parseTransform('matrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 )'),
-      const AffineMatrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0),
+      const AffineMatrix(1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 1.0),
     );
 
     expect(
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void main() {
         0.70711, -0.70711, //
         0.70711, 0.70711, //
         -640.89, 452.68, //
-        0.70711, //
+        1.0, //
       ),
     );
   });