diff --git a/backend/pkg/version/version.go b/backend/pkg/version/version.go
index b1bc3c9a..1f5e4610 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ package version
 
 // VERSION is the app-global version string, which will be replaced with a
 // new value during packaging
-const VERSION = "0.1.7"
+const VERSION = "0.1.8"