diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5ad57b..69a87ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The Tru'ng Bots were designed by Bruce Mansfield.
 
 ## Downloading the executable package
 
-You can use this link to download the latest release: [Version 1.7][1]
+You can use this link to download the latest release: [Version 1.8][1]
 
 This will download a zip file called `fitl-x.x.zip` (where *x.x* is the version number).
 Extracting the zip file will create a folder called `fitl-x.x`.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you are upgrading to a newer version you can continue any games that you star
 the previous version.  To do so, simply copy the *games* folder below the older *fitl-x.x* directory to the 
 new *fitl-x.x* directory.
 
-[1]: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0v2050nabugpe7g68cnuf/fitl-1.7.zip?rlkey=v41zp59dhurejrh40wx1xnpgs&dl=0
+[1]: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ai9rcd2wtf4ufw120v698/fitl-1.8.zip?rlkey=520qjz0xuiuoz858nlb0q2erx&dl=0
 
 ## Running the program
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 769159e..2e05950 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermissions
 
 lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   organization := "org.sellmerfud",
-  version      := "1.7",
+  version      := "1.8",
   scalaVersion := "2.13.11"
 )