diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 0b8ca6e..3d62ef2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.1.7
+current_version = 0.1.8
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index b8f2804..561f233 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 project = 'Python Template Package'
 copyright = '2024, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology'
 author = 'Max Planck'
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 33c0fe4..a54f197 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool]
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-template-package"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 homepage = "https://github.com/mpievolbio-scicomp/python-template-package"
 description = "Python package template with MPI Evolutionary Biology branding.."
 authors = ["Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology - Scientific Computing Services <computing@evolbio.mpg.de>"]
diff --git a/template/__init__.py b/template/__init__.py
index 9488993..c6e9b35 100644
--- a/template/__init__.py
+++ b/template/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 __author__ = """Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology - Scientific Computing Services"""
 __email__ = 'computing@evolbio.mpg.de'
-__version__ = '0.1.7'
+__version__ = '0.1.8'