diff --git a/biosimulators_utils/_version.py b/biosimulators_utils/_version.py
index 124e4620..c3bb2961 100644
--- a/biosimulators_utils/_version.py
+++ b/biosimulators_utils/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.7'
+__version__ = '0.1.8'