diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bec62c64..4a3cc1ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 if sys.version_info < (3, 4):
     dependencies.append('enum34')
 
-ver = "18.1.7"
+ver = "18.1.8"
 
 setup(
     name='python-awips',