diff --git a/src/pEpEngine.h b/src/pEpEngine.h
index ce07c837..c7cd7752 100644
--- a/src/pEpEngine.h
+++ b/src/pEpEngine.h
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 // RELEASE version this targets
 // (string: major.minor.patch)
-#define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION "2.1.7"
+#define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION "2.1.8"
 #define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION_PATCH 7
+#define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION_PATCH 8
 #define PEP_ENGINE_VERSION_RC    0