diff --git a/sos-collector.spec b/sos-collector.spec
index 0e255fc..d4af8aa 100644
--- a/sos-collector.spec
+++ b/sos-collector.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: Capture sosreports from multiple nodes simultaneously
 Name: sos-collector
-Version: 1.7
+Version: 1.8
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Source0: http://people.redhat.com/jhunsake/sos-collector/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License: GPLv2
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ install -p -m644 man/en/sos-collector.1 ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_mandir}/man1/
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 04 2019 Jake Hunsaker <jhunsake@redhat.com> - 1.8-1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Mon Apr 01 2019 Jake Hunsaker <jhunsake@redhat.com> - 1.7-1
 - New upstream release
 - Overhaul mechanism of execution of sosreport in containers
diff --git a/soscollector/__init__.py b/soscollector/__init__.py
index cea31fd..750d628 100644
--- a/soscollector/__init__.py
+++ b/soscollector/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 
-__version__ = '1.7'
+__version__ = '1.8'