diff --git a/python/src/nicknames/_version.py b/python/src/nicknames/_version.py
index f1380ee..9cb17e7 100644
--- a/python/src/nicknames/_version.py
+++ b/python/src/nicknames/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"