diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 11808190d4b90b20fe074a2dad43af6c0c1427ee..699c6c6d4e07f86a8d38c36dd55684a10554df8b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.7
+0.1.8