diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 67dfefc8..babc75e9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Versions and git tags should follow: http://semver.org/
 // except using -SNAPSHOT instead of without hyphen.
 
-version in GlobalScope := "0.1.7-SNAPSHOT"
+version in GlobalScope := "0.1.8"
 
 organization in GlobalScope := "com.typesafe.config"